Why doesn't python's list append() method return the list itself?

[Stephen Hansen]

On 7/11/10 10:03 PM, Nathan Rice wrote:
> Yeah, I long ago filed the in place place in the same folder as
> strings-as-sequences, all() returning True for an empty iterable and any
> returning True rather than the thing which triggered it.

You know, the latter two I can see an argument for, and could see the
usefulness therein -- though I've never used either like that, but I
consider that chance. I could see the use (and could readily write my
own all/any in such a case, then keep it in my toolbox).

But the first: what?!

    for ch in data:

is exceptionally useful. Strings-as-sequences I've used hundreds,
thousands of times. I use it constantly.

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