Richard Brodie wrote: > "Michael Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Neither is particularly intuitive; it just depends whether you are more >>> familiar with the Posix terminology or the Java one. I personally prefer >>> detached but there is little chance of a name change now. >> Why not? That's what Python 3.0 is for. > > I think you need a better reason than: "it's mildly confusing to people, if > they don't read the manual" for an API change; but that's just my opinion.
One of the goals of Python 3.0 is to clean up previous warts in the language, and there will be a number of API changes. And one of the good things about Python in general is that things frequently can be understood without reading a manual. I think anything to aid this should be encouraged. -- Michael Hoffman -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
