On 11/8/06, Talin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I want to avoid is a situation where I have to edit my config file > to switch all the path separators from '/' to '\' when I move my > application from OS X to Win32.
This requirement conflicts with that of a user who only uses one platform, and wants (expects) to just enter paths in native format in the config file. > As a Python programmer, my ideal is to be able to write as if I *didn't > know* what the underlying platform was. As a user, *my* ideal is to use native format everywhere, and not have to worry about other platforms. I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all answer to this - it's a human issue, not a technical one. Paul. _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
