[Python-Dev] Fwd: Problem withthe API for str.rpartition()

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Sep 5, 2006, at 4:13 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:

> Tim Peters wrote:
>
>>    upto, sep, rest
>>
>> in whatever order they apply.
>>
> In the rpartition case, that would be (rest, sep, upto) which seems a
> bit cryptic.
>
> We need some choice of words that clearly mean:
>  * the chopped-off snippet (guaranteed to not contain the separator)
>  * the separator if found
>  * the unchopped remainer of the string (which may contain a  
> separator).
>
> Of course, if a clear example is added, the choice of words becomes  
> much
> less important.

Ideally too, the terminology (and order) for partition and rpartition  
would be the same.

- -Barry

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