Ian Bicking wrote:
> Maybe it isn't worse, but the real alternative is:
>
> import zlib
> import base64
>
> base64.b64encode(zlib.compress(s))
>
> Encodings cover up eclectic interfaces, where those interfaces fit a
> basic pattern -- data in, data out.
So should I write
3.1415.encode("sin")
or would that be
3.1415.decode("sin")
What about
"http://www.python.org".decode("URL")
It's "data in, data out", after all. Who needs functions?
Regards,
Martin
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