kj wrote:
... And actually, if speed is the criterion, then one should also avoid
endswith:
from timeit import Timer
min(Timer("if s[-1] != '/': s += '/'", "s = 'abcd/efgh'").repeat())
0.18654584884643555
min(Timer("if not s.endswith('/'): s += '/'", "s = 'abcd/efgh'").repeat())
0.43395113945007324
_but_, try this with s = '', and you are in trouble.
So, try:
if s[-1:] != '/':
s += '/'
To be a trifle more reliable. But, for more normal semantics,
you might prefer either:
if s[-1:] != '/':
s = (s or '.') + '/'
or:
if s and s[-1] != '/':
s += '/'
--Scott David Daniels
scott.dani...@acm.org
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