[Python-Dev] ascii default encoding

[Greg Stein]

Thomas is quite correct. "Deprecated" is the proper term.

-g

On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 11:42:29PM +0200, Thomas Wouters wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 11:34:00PM +0200, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> 
> > "Depreciated" means that you should not use it in new code --
> > perhaps someday string.py will disappear, even though I doubt
> > that.
> 
> The common term for that is 'deprecated', not 'depreciated'. Really :) There
> once was someone who posted a patch to linux-kernel to fix all those bloody
> typos everyone made. Almost all instances of 'depreciated' where spelled
> 'deprecated' ! <wink>
> 
> Deprecate:
> 
> 1.To express disapproval of; deplore. 
> 2.To belittle; depreciate. 
> 
> Deprecate \Dep"re*cate\:
> To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the
> removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to
> disapprove of strongly.
> 
> The difference is minor, but there really is one. Come on Eric, show us the
> hackers dictionary on this ;)
> 
> > > Besides, 'string.join' is a good compromise for the people who
> > > don't like " ".join()
> 
> > Tim Peters will have to take the blame for this one ;-) I don't
> > find delimiter.join(sequence) awkward or funny -- using methods
> > for this has added value: it defines an interface which other
> > objects could support as well and thus makes your code polymorph.
> 
> Indeed. And is there any harm in providing conveniency functions for those
> that prefer more obvious code ? There is hardly any doubt what
> 
>   string.join(s, sep)
> 
> does. And some people prefer it that way. They don't care that it's really
> 'return sep.join(s)' behind their backs.
> 
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> Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>
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