On 30/08/05, JustFillBug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2005-08-30, Anthony Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 30 August 2005 11:26, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > >> > My major issue is with the names - partition() doesn't sound right to > >> > me. > >> > >> FWIW, I am VERY happy with the name partition(). > > > > I'm +1 on the functionality, and +1 on the name partition(). The only other > > name that comes to mind is 'separate()', but > > a) I always spell it 'seperate' (and I don't need another lamdba <wink>) > > b) It's too similar in name to 'split()' > > > > trisplit()
split3() ? I'm +1 on the name "partition" but I think this is shorter, communicates the similarity to split and the fact that it always returns exactly three parts. Oren _______________________________________________ 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