Jim Jewett wrote: > Since we don't want the results of (str1 == str2) to change based on > context, I think string equality also needs to look at canonicalized > (though probably not compatibility) forms.
Are you suggesting that this should be done on the fly when comparing strings? Or that all strings should be stored in canonicalised form? I can see some big cans of worms being opened up by either approach. Surprising results could include things like s1 == s2 but len(s1) <> len(s2), or len(s1 + s2) <> len(s1) + len(s2). -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | Carpe post meridiem! | Christchurch, New Zealand | (I'm not a morning person.) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
