[Python-Dev] stat() return value (was: Re: Proof of the pudding: str.partition())

>> In the case of stat() there is no reason other than historic for the >> results to be returned in any particular order, Terry> Which is why I wonder whether the sequence part should be dropped Terry> in 3.0. I think that would be a good idea. Return an honest-to-goodness stat object and also strip the "st_" prefixes removed from the attributes. There's no namespace collision problems from which the prefixes protect us. Skip