[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r53110 - python/trunk/Lib/mailbox.py (original) (raw)

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake at acm.org
Sat Dec 23 07:59:08 CET 2006

On Thursday 21 December 2006 15:23, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

Now it seem that introducing them has the unfortunate side effect that people think they have to use them, and that doing so gives better code...

Speaking strictly for myself: I don't think I have to use them, but I do prefer to use them because I don't like magic constants that affect what a function does in code; I'd rather have a named constant for readability's sake. Maybe I just can't keep enough in my head, but I don't find I actually use seek() enough to remember what the numeric values mean with checking the reference documentation.

-Fred

-- Fred L. Drake, Jr.

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