Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote: > Having .py files around that aren't source text could lead > to a lot of confusion, given that most platforms these days > decide which application to open for a given file based > solely on the filename extension. I wouldn't enjoy trying > to open a .py file only to have my text editor blow up > because it was actually a binary file. > > So on balance I think it's a bit too kooky for my taste.
+1 Add to that the inverse... I will cleanup directories based on the suffix keeping the .py and deleting .pyc and .pyo. Overloading a source file suffix is not good. Larry _______________________________________________ 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
