>> skip? was this a real design or a Py3K bluesky idea? Just about nothing I do is a real design. <wink> I don't remember the weather conditions that day either. I was probably just noodling around based upon discussions on python-dev that were mutated in my brain by gamma rays from Alpha Centauri.
Guido> I suggest to forget about that particular idea and just do what Guido> you were thinking of originally. str.partition() and Guido> unicode.partition() should be as simple as possible, to cover the Guido> 80% use case FAST. Agreed. Get it right then optimize it during the next NeedForSpeed sprint. Skip _______________________________________________ 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