> > I avoid __all__ like the plague. Too easy for it to get out of sync with > the API when i forget to add a new symbol.
Your API should be one of the most stable parts of your code, no? On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 6:52 PM, Rick Johnson < > rantingrickjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Besides, why is "import x as _x" so special to require special syntax? >> > > It's not :-) I know I do, for instance, > > from matplotlib import pylot as plt > > But have NEVER done the leading underscore thing... > > >> from module import Foo as _Foo, bar as _bar, BAZ as _BAZ, spam as _spam, >> eggs as _eggs >> > > if you are mirroring an entire namespace, or a god fraction of one then > use a module name! > > import module as _mod > > then use _mod.Foo, etc..... > > Now, that may seem like a contrived example, but i've >> witnessed much longer "run-on import lines" than that. >> > > I have too, but I think it's bad style -- if you are importing a LOT of > names from one module, just import the darn module -- giving it a shorter > name if you like. This has become a really standard practice, like: > > import numpy as np > > for instance. > > The intended purpose is to: "automate the privatization of >> public symbols during the import process". >> > > I'm really confused about the use case for "privatization of public > symbols" at all, but again, if you need a lot of them, use the module name > to prefix them. Heck give it a one character name, and then it's hardly > more typing than the underscore... > > -CHB > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > chris.bar...@noaa.gov > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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