[Python-ideas] startsin ?

[Matt Chaput]

On 30/09/2011 10:46 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> What you describe as "questionable methods" go back to the string
> module, and were made methods deliberately.

There's a difference between something being done deliberately and 
something being a good idea.

> And so they should be.

Riiiight, I'm sure that swapcase() has come in handy for literally zeros 
of people over the years.

> [pedant]

I'll say. If you've never heard a phrase something like "words that end 
in 'ing' are often gerunds", or did and complained that it wasn't 
"semantically correct", well...

Matt