[Python-Dev] Proposal to revert r54204 (splitext change)

[Michael Foord]

Delaney, Timothy (Tim) wrote:
> [snip..]
>>
>> Even the docstring only states that either part may be empty, hardly
>> documenting what is clearly a misfeature.
>>     
>
> splitext(p)
>     Split the extension from a pathname.
>
>     Extension is everything from the last dot to the end.
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>     Return (root, ext), either part may be empty.
>
> That's pretty explicit.
>
>   
Hmm... mis-memory on my part. Apologies.

Michael


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