On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 21:41:58 +0000, Ron Adam wrote: > Don't forget a string can be sliced. In this case testing before you > leap is a win. ;-)
Not much of a win: only a factor of two, and unlikely to hold in all cases. Imagine trying it on *really long* strings with the first space close to the far end: the split-and-join algorithm has to walk the string once, while your test-then-index algorithm has to walk it twice. So for a mere factor of two benefit on short strings, I'd vote for the less complex split-and-join version, although it is just a matter of personal preference. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
