Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.033 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'defines': 0.07; 'advance.': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'this:': 0.11; 'python- list,': 0.16; 'subject:joining': 0.16; 'seems': 0.21; 'objects': 0.24; 'object': 0.27; 'function': 0.27; 'work.': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'thanks': 0.29; 'skip:" 30': 0.29; 'list': 0.30; 'charset:iso-8859-15': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.32; 'implemented': 0.33; 'sufficient': 0.33; 'some': 0.37; 'case': 0.37; 'but': 0.38; 'though': 0.38; 'work?': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:(helo localhost)': 0.73; 'subject:Custom': 0.84; 'received:ro': 0.91 Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 15:31:33 +0300 From: Claudiu Popa X-Priority: 3 (Normal) To: python-list@python.org Subject: Custom string joining MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BitDefender-Spam: No (0) X-BitDefender-SpamStamp: v1, build 2.8.97.148860, SQMD Hits: InvalidIPBytes34 97.192.25.0, rbl score: 0(0), bayes score: 500(0), pbayes score: 500(0), neunet score: 0(0), flags: [NN_LEGIT_BITDEFENDER; NN_LEGIT_MAILING_LIST_TO], SQMD: a969abe9241dbd49ba2c1b813a8e6689.fuzzy.fzrbl.org, total: 0(775) X-BitDefender-Scanner: Clean, Agent: BitDefender qmail 3.1.0 on elfie.dsd.hq, sigver: 7.37387 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1304771900 news.xs4all.nl 81474 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:41072 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:4907 Hello Python-list, I have an object which defines some methods. I want to join a list or an iterable of those objects like this: new_string =3D "|".join(iterable_of_custom_objects) What is the __magic__ function that needs to be implemented for this case to work? I though that __str__ is sufficient but it doesn't = seems to work. Thanks in advance. PC =20