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Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:42:17 +1100
Subject: Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"?
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On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
> =A0items[-1] =3D "and " + items[-1]
> =A0return ", ".join(items)

This works only if you're sure there are at least two items, and if
you don't mind two items coming out as "a, and b".

ChrisA