In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Georg Brandl wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Max M wrote: >> >>> Lawrence is right that the escape method doesn't work the way he expects >>> it to. >>> >>> Rewriting a library module simply because a developer is surprised is a >>> *very* bad idea. >> >> I'm not surprised. Disappointed, yes. Verging on disgust at some comments >> in this thread, yes. But "surprised" is what a lot of users of the >> existing cgi.escape function are going to be when they discover their >> code isn't doing what they thought it was. > > Why should they be surprised? The documentation states clearly what > cgi.escape() does (as does the docstring).
Documentation frequently states stupid things. Doesn't mean it should be treated as sacrosanct. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
