[Python-Dev] Proof of the pudding: str.partition()

[Fredrik Lundh]

Greg Ewing wrote:

>> .piece() can be both a verb and a noun
>
> Er, pardon? I don't think I've ever heard 'piece' used
> as a verb in English. Can you supply an example sentence?

Main Entry: 2 piece
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pieced; piec·ing
1 : to repair, renew, or complete by adding pieces : PATCH
2 : to join into a whole -- often used with together <his new book... has 
been pieced together from talks -- Merle Miller>
- piec·er noun

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