> On 14 May 2019, at 03:33, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > >> On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 12:22:05AM +0300, Serge Matveenko wrote: >> >> As a regular library user, I see and expect no obvious difference >> between `os.symlink` and `shutil.symlink`. > > You "see ... no obvious difference" between two functions that live in > completely different modules? This happens due to historical accidents all the time. > Isn't the fact that they live in *different modules* obvious enough? No. See above. > If os.symlink was exactly the same as shutil.symlink, we would not need > them both. Sure we could. See above. > Do you also see and expect no obvious difference between list.remove and > os.remove? If so, today is your opportunity to learn something and > become a better programmer! *wink* That's rude. That might work in person but I'd doubt it. Over email the "wink" doesn't change it enough. / Anders _______________________________________________ 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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