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Author	Retro
Recipients	Retro, belopolsky, eric.araujo, georg.brandl, r.david.murray, shadikka, terry.reedy
Date	2010-10-19.16:34:38
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I have read the Zen of PYthon before. I have also written a typo report. But got rejected. No one listens to my ideas. So why do you have a bug tracker anyway? On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Éric Araujo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Éric Araujo <[email protected]> added the comment: > > > for example, the isleap() function which should be defined as is_leap() > Who says that? Not PEP 8: “Function names should be lowercase, with words > separated by underscores as necessary to improve readability” (emphasis > mine). isleap is perfectly readable. > > > But now it's all too late for that fixes. > You’ll find that Python has a balance between readability/ease of use and > pragmatism. In some cases, changes can’t be made, but it’s best to accept > it and move on to the next issue. Working on feature requests instead of > style issues is great. > > On a closing note, I’ll let you enjoy the Zen of Python: > $ python -m this > > ---------- > > _______________________________________ > Python tracker <[email protected]> > <http://bugs.python.org/issue10073> > _______________________________________ >

I have read the Zen of PYthon before. I have also written a typo report. But
got rejected. No one listens to my ideas. So why do you have a bug tracker
anyway?

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Éric Araujo <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Éric Araujo <[email protected]> added the comment:
>
> > for example, the isleap() function which should be defined as is_leap()
> Who says that?  Not PEP 8: “Function names should be lowercase, with words
> separated by underscores *as necessary to improve readability*” (emphasis
> mine).  isleap is perfectly readable.
>
> > But now it's all too late for that fixes.
> You’ll find that Python has a balance between readability/ease of use and
> pragmatism.  In some cases, changes can’t be made, but it’s best to accept
> it and move on to the next issue.  Working on feature requests instead of
> style issues is great.
>
> On a closing note, I’ll let you enjoy the Zen of Python:
> $ python -m this
>
> ----------
>
> _______________________________________
> Python tracker <[email protected]>
> <http://bugs.python.org/issue10073>
> _______________________________________
>

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2010-10-19 16:34:40	Retro	set	recipients: + Retro, georg.brandl, terry.reedy, belopolsky, eric.araujo, r.david.murray, shadikka
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