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Wed Aug 31 03:43:59 CEST 2005 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-August/055878.html

Nick Coghlan wrote:

> Another option would be simply "str.part()" and "str.rpart()". Then you could 
> think of it as an abbreviation of either 'partition' or 'parts' depending on 
> your inclination.

Or simply as the verb 'part', which also makes sense!

Also it's short and snappy, whereas 'partition' seems
rather too long-winded for such a useful little function.

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