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

On 08.10.12 21:47, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

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:

Of course I have no right to vote, but because the poll is informal, I give my humble opinion.

• `p[q]` joins path q to path p

-1. Counter intuitive and indexing can be used for path splitting.

• `p + q` joins path q to path p

-1. Confusion with strings. path + str can be used for suffix appending.

• `p / q` joins path q to path p

+1. Intuitive. No risk of conflicts.

• `p.join(q)` joins path q to path p

-0. A bit confusion with strings. -0.1 verbose. +0.1 can have many arguments. +0.1 similar to os.path.join. -0.1 but have a little different semantic.

• `p.pathjoin(q)` joins path q to path p

+0. Same as `p.join(q)`, but more verbose (-) and less confusion (+).