Alex Martelli wrote: > Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 02 May 2007 21:19:54 -0400, Roy Smith wrote: >> >>> for c in s: >>> raise "it's not empty" >> String exceptions are depreciated and shouldn't be used. >> >> http://docs.python.org/api/node16.html > > They're actually deprecated, not depreciated. > > Searching define:deprecated -- first hit: > > In computer software standards and documentation, deprecation is the > gradual phasing-out of a software or programming language feature. > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecated > > and the other four hits are fine too. > > Searching define:depreciated , we move almost entirely into accounting > and finance, except: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depreciated > """ > Depreciated is often confused or used as a stand-in for "deprecated"; > see deprecation for the use of depreciation in computer software > """ > > > Alex
Isn't deprecated like depreciated but not quite to zero yet? -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list