Re: [Python-ideas] PEP 428: poll about the joining syntax

On 08/10/2012 19:47, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

Hello,

Since there has been some controversy about the joining syntax used in PEP 428 (filesystem path objects), I would like to run an informal poll about it. Please answer with +1/+0/-0/-1 for each proposal:

• `p[q]` joins path q to path p

-1 yuck

• `p + q` joins path q to path p

+1 Pythonic

• `p / q` joins path q to path p

-0 veering to +0 it just seems wrong but I can't strongly put my finger on why.

• `p.join(q)` joins path q to path p

-1 likely to confuse idiots like me as it's too similar to string.join.

For the last one would there be a real need for a path.join method, or has this already been discussed and I've forgotten about it?

(you can include a rationale if you want, but don't forget to vote :-))

Thank you

Antoine.