[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 279 revisited (original) (raw)

Michael McLay mclay@nist.gov
Wed, 24 Apr 2002 16🔞26 -0400

On Wednesday 24 April 2002 11:27 am, Bryan L. Fordham wrote:

Guido van Rossum wrote: > (Sigh. I was only asking for guidance on whether to choose enumerate > or itemize for the name, not reopening the whole subject of this PEP.)

Let the language decide: >>> choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate' 8)

Hmm, I used a sample size of 8 and it looks like a landslide for 'itemize'.

choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate'

None of the choices in the PEP jump out as being ideal. Perhaps itemize is a better choice simply because it is shorter. Advantages?

+0 for itemize