On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 9:25:45 PM UTC+5:30, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 09/02/2015 11:28, Rustom Mody wrote: > > Poking around in help() (python 3.4.2) I find > > > > * PACKAGES > > does not seem to have anything on packages > > * DYNAMICFEATURES > > seems to be some kind of footnote > > * SPECIALATTRIBUTES > > has 'bases' and 'subclasses'. It seems to me a more consistent naming > > for OOP would be in order. These are the OOP-metaphors I am familiar with > > - superclass ↔ subclass > > - base class ↔ derived class > > - parent class ↔ child class > > > > [Yeah if this is a bug its more than a docbug. > > So no, I am not suggesting changing the actual attribute names which would > > be a > > breaking change, just the stuff in help() > > ] > > > > So raise an issue and attach a patch.
Sure – can do. However for the first two I am not sure what the intentions of those entries are And for the third, I am not clear that anyone other than me finds the mismatching metaphors galling. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
