On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 1:04 AM, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9 September 2017 at 00:04, Eric Snow <ericsnowcurren...@gmail.com> wrote: >> add_recv_fifo(name=None): >> add_send_fifo(name=None): > > Personally, I *always* read these names backwards - from the POV of > the caller. So when I see "add_send_fifo", I then expect to be able to > send stuff on the returned FIFO (i.e., I get a writer back). But > that's not how it works. > > I may be alone in this - I've had similar problems in the past with > how people name pipes, for example - but I thought I'd raise it while > there's still a possibility that it's not just me and the names can be > changed.
Yeah, those names are bugging me too. I'm stewing over possible alternatives. It's the one piece of the PEP that I want to address before I re-post to the list. -eric _______________________________________________ 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
