Phillip J. Eby wrote: > At 08:20 AM 6/27/2005 +0100, Michael Hoffman wrote: >>os.getcwd() returns a string, but path.getcwd() returns a new path >>object. > > In that case, I'd expect it to be 'path.fromcwd()' or 'path.cwd()'; i.e. a > constructor classmethod by analogy with 'dict.fromkeys()' or > 'datetime.now()'. 'getcwd()' looks like it's getting a property of a path > instance, and doesn't match stdlib conventions for constructors. > > So, +1 as long as it's called cwd() or something better (i.e. clearer > and/or more consistent with stdlib constructor conventions).
You're right. +1 for calling it fromcwd(). With that settled, should I rewrite the module? Should I write a PEP? Reinhold -- Mail address is perfectly valid! _______________________________________________ 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
