[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-592573 ] UserString is mutable via +=

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Bugs item #592573, was opened at 2002-08-08 14:48
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Bernhard Herzog (bernhard)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: UserString is mutable via +=

Initial Comment:
UserString is mutable with augmented assignment:

Python 2.2 (#1, Jan 17 2002, 21:04:07) 
[GCC 2.95.4 20011006 (Debian prerelease)] on linux2
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>>> import UserString
>>> s = t = UserString.UserString("abc")
>>> s += "def"
>>> s
'abcdef'
>>> t
'abcdef'
>>> 


The __iadd__ and __imul__ methods should be in the
MutableString class I think.

OTOH, nowadays the string types can be sub-classed so
that UserString behaving exactly like a builtin string
may not be that important anymore.


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