[Python-Dev] Keyword module cruft question (original) (raw)

Martin v. Loewis martin@v.loewis.de
30 Oct 2002 00:02:16 +0100

"Patrick K. O'Brien" <pobrien@orbtech.com> writes:

But it does look sloppy when you are writing about introspection and you see an attribute that has no real value. I wish it weren't there, as I'd rather not have to explain it. But it got me thinking whether other modules in the standard library have this issue, and whether this is something that should be cleaned up. Thoughts?

Normally, this is fixed with all: The module may have arbitrary variables; the interface is only those identifiers mentioned in all (in absence of all, its only those identifiers which are documented).

So I don't think this is an issue, in general. In a specific case, there is nothing wrong with fixing it.

Regards, Martin