Seems reasonable -- I think we've done this kind of thing before. On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 3:17 PM Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> The question: > > Can we change the name of classes if we keep the old name as an alias? > > The specifics: > > When Enum was first created for 3.4 I thought the name `EnumMeta` was > clever and appropriate. However, in the intervening years an error > message has occasionally popped up with mention of an "EnumMeta object", > and it invariably makes me think harder about what object it's talking > about than I think I should have to. > > I would like to rename `EnumMeta` to `EnumType`, with an assignment of > `EnumMeta = EnumType` at the end. The only affect this should have is > that those occasional error messages will now say "EnumType object" > which will fit my brain better. > > Since we are allowed to change `repr()`s between major releases I thought > this might be allowed, but wanted to check. > > -- > ~Ethan~ > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list -- python-committers@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-committers-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@python.org/message/A6B52BFBLLOSKEX2GXUKNBFPXREO5PKB/ > Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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