Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> Looking at sample code transformations shows that the high-power
> mxTextTools and re approaches do not simplify code that currently uses
> s.find(). In contrast, the proposed partition() method is a joy to use
> and has no surprises. The following code transformation shows
> unbeatable simplicity and clarity.
+1
This doesn't cause any backward compatible issues as well!
> --- From CGIHTTPServer.py ---------------
>
> def run_cgi(self):
> """Execute a CGI script."""
> dir, rest = self.cgi_info
> i = rest.rfind('?')
> if i >= 0:
> rest, query = rest[:i], rest[i+1:]
> else:
> query = ''
> i = rest.find('/')
> if i >= 0:
> script, rest = rest[:i], rest[i:]
> else:
> script, rest = rest, ''
> . . .
>
>
> def run_cgi(self):
> """Execute a CGI script."""
> dir, rest = self.cgi_info
> rest, _, query = rest.rpartition('?')
> script, _, rest = rest.partition('/')
> . . .
+1
Much easier to read and understand!
Cheers,
Ron
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