-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:06 AM, BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
> On 1/3/07, Brett Cannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> PEP 8 specifies that modules "should have short, lowercase names, >>>> without underscores" [#pep-0008]_. >>> >>> Why does the restriction on underscores exist? Removing that >>> restriction would make lowercase-only names easier to use >>> (basehttpserver vs. base_http_server). >> >> I think Guido said he preferred it that way. > > Or maybe he changed his mind? > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-December/005234.html I propose to change PEP 8 in the following way: Package and Module Names Modules should have short, all-lowercase names. Underscores can be used in the module name if it improves readability. Python packages should also have short, all-lowercase names, although the use of underscores is discouraged. - -Barry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) iQCVAwUBRZz8XHEjvBPtnXfVAQIUmQQAskVOciDaEabVZMhOg8dzi2gN6+h2DKsc wVsP2QA6RcHB9vVOQKWBXoJcSWT1pqwBbDHvNKKxH0CQohf+HapOCzU/67ZrJaiG G60MXF/I9YBkBPfSGi1iaJIbWzSUd8SwCDGxnIEczzLABcvO1x5Y10eX2iSSTTtI S2VIgbctExQ= =ptKu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
