Guido van Rossum wrote: >> http://python.org/sf/1477281 >> >> (You can call it 'oldtimer-repellant' if you want to use it to >> convince people there isn't any *real* backward-compatibility issue.) > > I'd worry that it'll cause complaints when the warning is incorrect > and a certain directory is being skipped intentionally. E.g. the > "string" directory that someone had. Getting a warning like this can > be just as upsetting to newbies!
I really think it would be more useful having an ImportError containing a suggestion than having a warning. Anyone who knows it's bogus can just ignore it. I'd probably make it that all directories that could have been imports get listed. FWIW I was definitely a kneejerk -1. After reading all the messages in this thread, I think I'm now a non-kneejerk -1. It seems like gratuitous change introducing inconsistency for minimal benefit - esp. if there is a notification that a directory *could* have been a package on import failure. I think it's a useful feature of Python that it's simple to distinguish a package from a non-package. Tim Delaney _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
