Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"?

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"?
Date	2011-12-16 00:26 -0500
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On 12/15/2011 9:42 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Terry Reedy<tjreedy@udel.edu>  wrote:
>>   items[-1] = "and " + items[-1]
>>   return ", ".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".

Please read the context that you removed.
The original second return line and my replacements come after

if len(items) <= 2:
   return " and ".join(items)

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-15 08:48 -0800
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-12-15 17:27 +0000
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-12-15 12:01 -0600
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-12-15 10:19 -0800
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2011-12-15 12:51 -0600
    Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-15 11:01 -0800
    Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-15 11:01 -0800
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-12-15 19:27 +0000
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-15 14:22 -0700
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-15 19:57 -0500
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-16 13:42 +1100
  Re: How to generate "a, b, c, and d"? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-12-16 00:26 -0500

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