[Python-3000] Reminder: Py3k PEPs due by April

[Eoghan Murray]

On 10/04/07, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> Here's that I think might not need a PEP:
>
> * Eliminate implicit string concatenation:   "abc" "def"
> in favor of an explicit + operation.  That simplifies
> the grammar just a bit and the compiler already is
> smart enough to do constant fold this operation at
> compile time.  When there are multi-line concats, I think
> the parenthesis serves us much better than a trailing \
> which is ugly and relies on having no trailing whitespace.
> Replace:
>    'hello         ' \
>    'world         '
> With:
>    ('hello        ' +
>     'world        ')
>
>
>
> Raymond
> ______________________________________________


I've started a discussion on python-ideas proposing to allow implicit
concatenation of string variables as well as string literals.
-1 for elimination!

Eoghan
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