[Python-ideas] Dunder method to make object str-like

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/07/2016 11:59 AM, Chris Barker wrote:

> Though no, most calls to open() would not fail -- most calls to
> open(path, 'r') would but most calls to open(path, 'w') would succeed
> and produce some really weird filenames -- but so what?
>
> that's the question -- are these subtle and hard to find bugs we want to
> prevent?

If we are trying to fix issues, why would we leave the door open to 
other, more subtle, bugs?

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~Ethan~