[Python-ideas] Re: Overloading unary plus in strings with "ord"

-1. It's unnecessary optimization for an uncommon case, abuse of syntax

Good point. But what else can the unary positive do? I'm just trying to add a use for it.

illogical - why should +"a" be the integer 97?

Because `ord("a")` is `97`. Have you read the last question at the end of the post?