"Raymond Hettinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > Yes, there is a precise spec and yes it always returns three strings.
While the find/index discussion was about "what is the best way to indicate 'cannot answer'", part of the conclusion is that any way can be awkward. So I am generally in favor of defining a function, when possible, so that it can always deliver an answer (giving inputs of the appropriate types) and so that the 'best way' question is moot. Nicely done. I think the name 'partition' is fine too. It does not preclude putting a quicksort-type partition function in a module of list functions. The only alternative I can think of is 'tripart', but I do *not* prefer that. Terry J. Reedy _______________________________________________ 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
