
Aug. 9, 2014
12:56 a.m.
On 08/08/2014 05:34 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us <mailto:ethan@stoneleaf.us>> wrote:
So why not apply a similar optimization to sum() for strings?
That I cannot answer -- I find the current situation with sum highly irritating.
It is only irritating if you are misusing sum().
Actually, I have an advanced degree in irritability -- perhaps you've noticed in the past? I don't use sum at all, or at least very rarely, and it still irritates me. It feels like I'm being told I'm too dumb to figure out when I can safely use sum and when I can't. -- ~Ethan~