Andrew Koenig <ark@research.att.com>:
> Eric> Raise an exception. Definitely. There is no reason to follow
> Eric> find() rigidly when the whole point is to have semantics
> Eric> different from find(). Besides, you're right to point out that
> Eric> changing this behavior could break existing code, and that is a
> Eric> big no-no.
>
> Changing the meaning of ('ab' in 'abc') might also break existing code.
I could construct a try/except case that would change, yes. Are you
being pedantic, or is this intended as a serious objection?
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