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On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Robin Koch <robin.koch@t-online.de> wrote:
> Now *I* am confused.
>
> Shouldn't it be
>
> ", ".join(['1', '2', '4', '8', '16'])
>
> instead? Without any importing?

That would be the normal way to write it. The FAQ entry is suggesting
the string module function as an alternative for those who can't
accept it as a string method.