On 18 November 2013 10:18, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden.me.uk> wrote: >> Should nturl2path be renamed to windowsurl2path? Should os.name return >> "windows" on Windows, and should sysconfig support "windows" scheme name? > > I think the answer's fairly obviously "no" for reasons of backwards > compatibility. (Although that doesn't rule out aliases if someone felt > strongly enough about it). > > I don't say that there's no case for trying address the considerable > variety of Python & C ways of saying "I'm on Windows" with the core & > stdlib. But I do say that whoever makes a case had better be *very* sure > of the impact. > > Going forwards, however, I'm happy to see new Python code using > "Windows" rather than the size-specific "Win32/64" or the dated and > over-specific "NT".
Agreed on all counts. Paul _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
