Gareth McCaughan wrote: > (I agree that Greg's interpretation is also not well supported > by that thread;
I was perhaps a bit excessive in claiming that language had nothing to do with it. What I meant was that it wasn't the *only* consideration. If there hadn't been any disadvantages, quite possibly the ability to use sum() on strings would have been supported, or at least not actively blocked. But because of the disadvantage I mentioned, *together* with the fact that it's an odd meaning for "sum" (whether you're a native English speaker or not), the decision was made to disallow it. Does that version sound less like a creation myth?-) -- Greg _______________________________________________ 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
