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Re: python string, best way to concat

From Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject Re: python string, best way to concat
Date 2014-08-28 09:43 +0100
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On 28/08/2014 09:30, peter wrote:
> I used to struggle with the concept of ''.join(('hello ','world')) - it seemed so convoluted compared with the intuitive 'hello '+'world', and I could never remember the syntax.  Also, for the strings I was generally using the performance penalty was infinitesimal, so I was just adding complexity for the sake of the abstract concept of a more 'pythonic' style.
>
> Obviously this isn't going to change, but for concatenating short strings a and b is there any practical reason to avoid a+b?
>
> Peter
>

Please quote context, there's some smart people on this list but none of 
them are mind readers :)

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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python string, best way to concat dennisearlevans@gmail.com - 2014-08-27 13:31 -0700
  Re: python string, best way to concat Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-08-27 15:30 -0700
  Re: python string, best way to concat Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-28 00:34 +0200
  Re: python string, best way to concat MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-08-27 23:42 +0100
  Re: python string, best way to concat Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-08-27 17:44 -0500
  Re: python string, best way to concat Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-28 08:55 +1000
  Re: python string, best way to concat Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-08-28 00:59 +0200
  Re: python string, best way to concat MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-08-28 08:12 +0100
  Re: python string, best way to concat peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2014-08-28 01:30 -0700
    Re: python string, best way to concat Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-28 11:34 +0300
    Re: python string, best way to concat Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-28 09:43 +0100
    Re: python string, best way to concat Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-28 18:58 +1000
    Re: python string, best way to concat Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-08-28 08:08 -0400
      Re: python string, best way to concat Mihamina Rakotomandimby <mihamina.rakotomandimby@rktmb.org> - 2014-08-28 15:19 +0300
      Re: python string, best way to concat Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-28 15:48 +0100

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