On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:36:10 +1100 Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 06:17:09PM +0100, Victor Stinner wrote: > > Hi Bernat, > > > > "stdlib_module_names" was my first idea but it looks too long, so I > > chose "module_names". But someone on Twitter and now you asked me why > > not "stdlib_module_names", so I wrote a PR to rename module_names to > > sys.stdlib_module_names: > > https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/24332 > > > > At least "stdlib_module_names" better summarizes its definition: "A > > frozenset of strings containing the names of standard library > > modules". > > Your first instinct that it is too long is correct.
Disagreed. This is niche enough that it warrants a long but explicit name, rather than some ambiguous shortcut. > Just call it > "stdlib" or "stdlib_names". If you call it "stdlib", then you should make it a namedtuple that will expose various information, such as "sys.stdlib.module_names". Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/CJYWXVBIMDHRJCT4HZMOLJ7XMSVNZF6I/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
