On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 4:34 PM Rob Cliffe via Python-ideas <
python-ideas@python.org> wrote:
> It seems to me that it would be useful to be able to make the str.join()
> function put separators, not only between the items of its operand, but
> also optionally at the beginning or end.
> E.g. '|'.jo
Currently you can write
term.join(xs) + term
if you want 1, 1, 2, 3, ... terminators when xs has 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
elements, and
term.join([*xs, '']) # or b''
if you want 0, 1, 2, 3, ... terminators, neither of which is prohibitively
annoying. What I don't like about the status quo is t
Bikeshedding:
1) I forgot to mention whether the '&' operator should apply to byte
strings as well as to strings.
I propose that it should (some supporting examples below).
2) Joao suggested spelling the operator '|'.
But for me: '|' suggests "or" while '&' suggests "and" and is a
more
Having had my last proposal shot down in flames, up I bob with another. 😁
It seems to me that it would be useful to be able to make the str.join()
function put separators, not only between the items of its operand, but
also optionally at the beginning or end.
E.g. '|'.join(('Spam', 'Ham', 'Eggs
