[Python-3000] Automatically invoking str() in str.join()

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Fri Apr 28 07:02:44 CEST 2006


"Brett Cannon" <brett at python.org> wrote in message 
news:bbaeab100604272041r2062f339je99e7a2b4ee6ca17 at mail.gmail.com...
> I wouldn't want it added without ditching the other two versions as
> well.  Personally I would be fine if string.join() stayed and we
> considered removing str.join() and just made the string module more
> prominent (after removing all the deprecated stuff).
-1
Get rid of the string module instead.  I consider str.join an advance.  Had 
trouble remembering arg order of string.join, never do with str.join or 
actual <string>.join.

tjr





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