[Python-Dev] string.strip and friends for 2.2.2...

[Guido van Rossum]

> I'd like to add the optional argument support for strip and friends to
> 2.2.2. It solves a real problem, and is useful for people going forward
> (in the same way as the not-really-bool() code).

Go ahead.  Maybe Walter wants to help?  (Walter: there's no
obligation, and I understand if you prefer not to learn about CVS
branches just yet. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)