[Python-Dev] get for lists and tuples?

[Georg Brandl]

Anthony Baxter wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 July 2006 03:39, Georg Brandl wrote:
>> > Anyway, I'm just testing the waters. If it's not heresy then I'd
>> > like to do what I can to make it happen.
>>
>> IMO there's almost no chance this can go into 2.5.
> 
> "almost"?
> 
> I'll go you one better. No way at all will it be in 2.5. And I'd be a 
> firm -1 on adding in to 2.6 as well. It encourages bad coding. You 
> shouldn't be searching lists and tuples like that unless you know 
> what you're doing.

NB: I did not support adding that method, only notified the OP of the
2.5 situation.

Georg