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Tue Oct 27 16:39:33 EDT 2015 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2015-October/142048.html

On 27/10/2015 18:39, Sven R. Kunze wrote:
> On 26.10.2015 20:54, Ethan Furman wrote:
>> You misunderstand -- the order of string prefixes does *not* matter,
>> so forcing us to use one is silly.
>
> I don't think so.
>
> It's better to have less possibilities in the beginning. So later on, we
> can easily relax the restrictions without breaking compatibility.
>
> Best,
> Sven

Please no.  Having a memory much like a bottomless sieve I have no 
intention of reading the manual every time I need to use string 
prefixes.  Would the table listing "string prefix precedence" in The 
Fine Docs™ be unique in the programming world?

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My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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