[Python-Dev] FileSystemError or FilesystemError? (original) (raw)

Steven D'Aprano steve at pearwood.info
Tue Aug 23 21:19:23 CEST 2011

Antoine Pitrou wrote:

Hello,

When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?

It's a file system (two words), not filesystem (not in any dictionary or spell checker I've ever used).

(Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or schoolsystem. This is English, not German.)

-- Steven

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