"Resource managed"?
On 6/30/05, Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With 343 accepted, we can now add __enter__() and __exit__() methods to > objects. > > What term should describe those objects in the documentation? > > For instance, if the new magic methods are added to decimal.Context(), > do we then describe Context objects as "withable" ;-) > > The PEP itself doesn't provide much of a clue. The terms "template", > "wrapper", and "block" are over-broad and do not provide a metaphor for > setup/teardown, r entry/exit, or initialization/finalization. > > Whatever term is selected, it should be well thought-out and added to > the glossary. The choice of words will likely have a great effect on > learnability and on how people think about the new tool. > > > Raymond > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/brett%40python.org > _______________________________________________ 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