> > >> Good comments are better than bad names. Good names are better than bad > > >> comments. > > > > If you're taking the time to write good comments, why not just fix the > > > bad names? The compiler/interpreter can never, ever catch bad comments. > > > Yes, but the Python compiler can only catch bad names if you do this at > > the top of every module: > > > import semantic_analysis > > import magic.crystal_ball.read_programmers_mind > > dir( magic )! > dir( magic.crystal_ball )?
Someone should try annotating code with a dictionary lookup on identifiers. Anyone bored on Fridays? No one should try printing out the definitions in real-time as the code is executing. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
