On 3/31/19 1:48 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
If we're bikeshedding the actual method names, I think it would be
good to have a list of viable options. A quick skim through the thread
gives me these:
* cut_prefix/cut_suffix
* strip_prefix/strip_suffix
* cut_start/cut_end
* Any of the above with the underscore removed
* lcut/rcut
* ltrim/rtrim (and maybe trim)
* truncate (end only, no from-start equivalent)
Of them, I think cutprefix/cutsuffix (no underscore) and lcut/rcut are
the strongest contenders, but that's just my opinion. Have I missed
anyone's favourite spelling? Is there a name that parallels
startswith/endswith?
without_prefix
without_suffix
They're a little longer, but IMO "without" helps
reenforce the immutability of the underlying string. None
of these functions actually remove part of the original
string, but rather they return a new string that's the
original string without some piece of it.
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