Bump to CC Re: "[Python-ideas] pretty-printing in the terminal" On Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 8:53 PM Kyle Stanley <aeros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I ended up opening an issue for it at https://bugs.python.org/issue40045. > <http://bugs.python.org> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 8:33 PM Kyle Stanley <aeros...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Chistopher Barker wrote: >> > I'd suggest you make a PR on the docs. >> >> Yeah I was planning on either doing that, or opening it as a "newcomer >> friendly"/"easy" issue on bugs.python.org. IMO, it could make for a >> decent first PR. >> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 1:28 PM Christopher Barker <python...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 8:52 PM Kyle Stanley <aeros...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> > >>>> https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#reserved-classes-of-identifiers >>>> >>>> I remembered the existence of this rule and tried to locate it recently >>>> (prior to this discussion), but was unable to because it doesn't explicitly >>>> mention "dunder". IMO, it would make that section much easier to find if it >>>> were to say either of: >>>> >>>> 1) System-defined names, also known as "dunder" names. >>>> 2) System-defined names, informally known as "dunder" names. >>>> 3) System-defined "dunder" names. >>>> >>> >>> The word "dunder" was coined (relatively) recently. It was not in common >>> use when those docs were written. Another common nickname is "magic >>> methods". >>> >>> So that explains why the word "dunder" isn't in those docs. And those >>> docs are pretty "formal" / "technical" anyway, not designed for the casual >>> user to read. >>> >>> But yes, it would be good to add a bit of that text to make it more >>> findable. >>> >>> I'd suggest you make a PR on the docs. >>> >>> -CHB >>> >>> >>> Python Language Consulting >>> - Teaching >>> - Scientific Software Development >>> - Desktop GUI and Web Development >>> - wxPython, numpy, scipy, Cython >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/I4GRJAO37DYY5ZJDBU4XWIEZQT4WRXR4/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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