[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib/testtest_string.py, 1.25, 1.26

[Raymond Hettinger]

> [Walter Dörwald]
> ...
> > Seems like we have to rewrite PyUnicode_Join().
>

[Uncle Tim] 
> We probably should anyway.  By eyeball just now, I noticed it slings
> expressions like "reslen + itemlen + seplen" and "sz*2" without
> worrying about integer overflow.  string_join() is careful about such
> stuff; sooner or later, shortcuts of this nature turn into bug reports

Sounds like an excellent project for Nick.
Too bad I had just convinced him it was a can of worms ;-)


Raymond