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Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith()

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Roy Smith, 27.05.2011 03:13:
>   Ethan Furman wrote:
>
>> -->  'this is a test'.startswith('this')
>> True
>> -->  'this is a test'.startswith('this', None, None)
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>     File "<stdin>", line 1, in<module>
>> TypeError: slice indices must be integers or None or have an __index__
>> method
> [...]
>> Any reason this is not a bug?
>
> +1 for it being a bug.

Meaning that the right thing to do at this point is to file a bug report.

Stefan

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bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-05-26 16:27 -0700
  Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-05-26 21:07 -0400
  Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-26 21:13 -0400
    Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2011-05-27 06:47 +0200
      Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-27 09:48 -0400

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