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Subject:    Re: [Python-ideas] Coercing str.join() argument elements to str
From:       "Steven D'Aprano" <steve () pearwood ! info>
Date:       2011-02-28 22:49:49
Message-ID: 4D6C268D.8070001 () pearwood ! info
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Dirkjan Ochtman wrote:
> I just saw someone mention this on Twitter, and I know that I've been
> bitten by it before. Seems like it wouldn't break any existing code...
> The worst that could happen is that someone gets nonsensical strings
> in new code instead of an exception.


"I find it amusing when novice programmers believe their main job is 
preventing programs from crashing. ... More experienced programmers 
realize that correct code is great, code that crashes could use 
improvement, but incorrect code that doesn't crash is a horrible 
nightmare." -- Chris Smith
http://cdsmith.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/an-old-article-i-wrote/



-- 
Steven
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