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

Antoine Pitrou solipsis@pitrou.net writes:

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:

I hope you count U+2212 MINUS SIGN and not only U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS :-)

• `p[q]` joins path q to path p

−1. Ugly and counter-intuitive. Bracket syntax is for accessing items of a collection.

• `p + q` joins path q to path p

+1. Works as I'd expect it to work, and is easily discovered.

• `p / q` joins path q to path p

−1. ‘/’ as a Python operator strongly connotes “division”, and this isn't it.

• `p.join(q)` joins path q to path p

+1. Explicit and clear.

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

Thanks for the poll.