On 08/08/2014 05:34 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us
<mailto:et...@stoneleaf.us>> wrote:
So why not apply a similar optimization to sum() for strings?
That I cannot answer -- I find the current situation with sum highly irritating.
It is only irritating if you are misusing sum().
Actually, I have an advanced degree in irritability -- perhaps you've noticed
in the past?
I don't use sum at all, or at least very rarely, and it still irritates me. It feels like I'm being told I'm too dumb
to figure out when I can safely use sum and when I can't.
--
~Ethan~
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