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

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Fri Dec 29 23:05:34 CET 2006

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On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:55 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

But my main objection to suggesting that these constants ought to be used is that open() is a built-in but you would have to import os to be able to call the seek method on the object it returns.

If we want to make the seek API more 21st century, why not use keyword arguments?

Or put the constants on class attributes.

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