[Python-3000] Droping find/rfind?

[Jim Jewett]

On 8/23/06, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> 2. change find()'s error return to None, and remove index();

+1

It is particularly unfortunate that the error code of -1 is a valid index.

    >>> substring = string[string.find(marker):]

will silently produce garbage.

>  or possibly consider Josiah's idea of
> 3. remove both in favor of an index generator.

The strawman seemed clumsy, but maybe it will grow on me.

-jJ