[Python-Dev] PEP 343 update (with statement context terminology) (original) (raw)
Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Mon Apr 24 11:26:37 CEST 2006
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On 4/24/06, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think I've now read enough on the subject that my value as an > unbiased reader is being lost...
Your input really helped me figure out where the problem was, though. Trying to describe 3 different things using only 2 distinct terms was a recipe for confusion in anybody's book :)
Glad it was of some use :-)
> PS Is anyone else arguing with Nick on this? Now that I'm reduced to > intuitive "well, I prefer it" arguments, it would be nice to hear what > people's gut feelings are - "contexts create context managers", > "context managers create contexts", "so confused I don't know"... :-) > ? [...] The changes I made this weekend are designed to give everything its own name, leaving "context" free to refer to either the runtime context or a context specifier or whatever else makes sense in context.
OK. At this point, the discussion seems to have mutated from a "Phillip vs Nick" debate to a "Paul vs Nick" debate. I think I need to duck out now and we'll see if this version passes by general acclaim (or sheer exhaustion :-))
Paul.
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