[Python-Dev] sum(...) limitation

[R. David Murray]

On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:12:26 -0700, Glenn Linderman <v+python at g.nevcal.com> wrote:
> On 8/10/2014 1:24 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> > Actually ... if I were a fan of the "".join() idiom, I'd seriously
> > propose 0.sum(numeric_iterable) as the RightThang{tm].  Then we could
> > deprecate "".join(string_iterable) in favor of "".sum(string_iterable)
> > (with the same efficient semantics).
> Actually, there is no need to wait for 0.sum() to propose "".sum... but 
> it is only a spelling change, so no real benefit.
> 
> Thinking about this more, maybe it should be a class function, so that 
> it wouldn't require an instance:
> 
> str.sum( iterable_containing_strings )
> 
> [ or  str.join( iterable_containing_strings ) ]

Sorry, I mean 'string.join' is how it used to be spelled.  Making it a
class method is indeed slightly different.

--David