Re: [Python-ideas] Implicit string literal concatenation considered harmful?

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I think that is an awesome idea.

Violates TOOWTDI.

>>> print("This is an" + # traditional explicit operator ... " %s idea." % ("awesome" if False else "unimpressive")) This is an unimpressive idea. >>>

But you see you just helped me demonstrate my point: the Python interpreter *itself* uses ... as a line-continuation operater! Also, it won't violate TOOWTDI if the "+" operator is deprecated for strings. Strings are different from numbers anyway, it's an old habit/wart to use "+" for them. *moving out of the way* :)) -- MarkJ Tacoma, Washington