[Python-Dev] Idea - place to put string functions and consts

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

    GvR> I still like

    GvR>     ",".join(["spam", "eggs"])

    GvR> much better.

Me took, especially when it's spelled

    COMMA = ','
    ...
    COMMA.join(['spam', 'eggs'])

I use that a lot.  The neat thing is that you don't actually have to
do anything to get both.  This ought to put the join-as-builtin
argument to bed, right? ;)

    GvR> But str.letters and so on have my blessing.

Me too!  Very elegant approach to reducing the last few
"import string" still necessary.

-Barry