Function/method returning list of chars in string?

[Terry Reedy]

Robert Kern wrote:
> On 2009-06-09 14:43, Terry Reedy wrote:
>> jon vs. python wrote:

>> Python and the stdlib is all open source. If he were to submit a patch,
>> and it were ignored or rejected for whatever reason, he could still
>> release it and register it on PyPI. I just checked and NONE of the 6710
>> submissions are his.

> To be fair:
> 
>   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zapps/
>   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lamson/
>   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/vellum/
>   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/idiopidae

Important correction noted.  But how did you find those?  When I search 
for 'Shaw' with the search box (I tried it again), I only get a couple 
of other, irrelevant hits.  Is the search box buggy?

tjr