Raymond Hettinger wrote: > [Jonny Reichwald] >> Would this be useful for anyone else besides me? > > Probably not.
ok > Even if an example or two is found, it is worth complicating the API. > Keep in mind the difficulties that plague str.split() -- that is what > happens when a function grows beyond a single, clear, unified, > cohesive > concept. I am not aware of these difficulties, any pointers? From an API pow, I do not think it neccessarily complicates it, but rather generalizes it in a way that may not be very usable :) I can understand that it would probably not be worth the effort though... -- Jonny Reichwald _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com