Fix #12408 Bug fix for empty strings in join.py

strings/join.py

@@ -8,25 +8,22 @@ def join(separator: str, separated: list[str]) -> str:
     Joins a list of strings using a separator
     and returns the result.
 
-    :param separator: Separator to be used
-                for joining the strings.
+    :param separator: Separator to be used for joining the strings.
     :param separated: List of strings to be joined.
 
     :return: Joined string with the specified separator.
 
     Examples:
-
+    >>> join(",", ["", "", ""])
+    ',,'
     >>> join("", ["a", "b", "c", "d"])
     'abcd'
     >>> join("#", ["a", "b", "c", "d"])
     'a#b#c#d'
-    >>> join("#", "a")
-    'a'
     >>> join(" ", ["You", "are", "amazing!"])
     'You are amazing!'
 
-    This example should raise an
-    exception for non-string elements:
+    This example should raise an exception for non-string elements:
     >>> join("#", ["a", "b", "c", 1])
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
@@ -37,15 +34,10 @@ def join(separator: str, separated: list[str]) -> str:
     'apple-banana-cherry'
     """
 
-    joined = ""
-    for word_or_phrase in separated:
-        if not isinstance(word_or_phrase, str):
-            raise Exception("join() accepts only strings")
-        joined += word_or_phrase + separator
+    if not all(isinstance(word_or_phrase, str) for word_or_phrase in separated):
+        raise Exception("join() accepts only strings")
 
-    # Remove the trailing separator
-    # by stripping it from the result
-    return joined.strip(separator)
+    return separator.join(separated)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":