PROPOSAL: Export "readEither" from Text.Read

[Ivan Lazar Miljenovic]

On 9 December 2011 09:39, Iavor Diatchki <iavor.diatchki at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> when writing simple String parsers, I find implementing this function
> over and over:
>
> readEither :: Read a => String -> Either String a
>
> I just found out that it is already defined in the module "Text.Read"
> in the "base" package but, sadly, it is not exported.
> Would there be any objections if:
>  1. I was to export it
>  2. I was to add another convenience function "readMaybe ::  Read a
> => String -> Myabe a" defined in terms of "readEither".

+1 to both.

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