[Python-Dev] PEP 292: method names (original) (raw)

Erik Heneryd erik at heneryd.com
Tue Sep 14 01:44:26 CEST 2004


Barry Warsaw wrote:

On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 12:16, Erik Heneryd wrote:

Subclassing just to get a decent name/operator feels stupid. Why not mod = safesubstitute per default then?

Because I don't know which version will be more generally preferred by application authors and in the face of ambiguity I refuse the temptation to guess. (I know which version my own applications will prefer but I think you're the same person arguing that my own needs shouldn't drive all decisions.)

You know, that's an argument for going back to subclasses.

Erik



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