[Python-ideas] str.rreplace

[Andrew Barnert]

On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

> On 01/24/2014 09:36 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:30:00 +0200
>> Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 24.01.14 18:56, Antoine Pitrou написав(ла):
>>>> On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:47:14 -0800 (PST)
>>>> Ram Rachum <ram.rachum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I propose implementing str.rreplace. (It'll be to str.replace what
>>>>> str.rsplit is to str.split.)
>>>> 
>>>> I suppose it only differs when the count parameter is supplied?
>>>> 
>>>> I don't think it can hurt, except for the funny looks of its name.
>>>> In any case, if str.rreplace is added then so should bytes.rreplace and
>>>> bytearray.rreplace.
>>> 
>>> bytearray.rremove, tuple.rindex, list.rindex, list.rremove.
>> 
>> Not sure what those have to do with rreplace().
> 
> The funny look of the name, I think.  ;)

And the pronunciation. Hard to say it without sounding like a pirate. Although I guess you could interpret the rr as a rolled r: strrrrings have rrrrreplace thanks to rrrrachum.

But the inclusion of rindex makes me think this was a serious suggestion to add r versions of all methods that involve searching. Which probably isn't worth the effort to do, but there's nothing really wrong with the idea.