On 2009-01-16, Luis Zarrabeitia <ky...@uh.cu> wrote: > > Quoting "Russ P." <russ.paie...@gmail.com>: > >> On Jan 15, 12:21 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers >> <bdesth.quelquech...@free.quelquepart.fr> wrote: >> >> > Once again, the important point is that there's a *clear* distinction >> > between interface and implementation, and that you *shouldn't* mess with >> > implementation. >> >> If you "*shouldn't* mess with the implementation", then what is wrong >> with enforcing that "shouldn't" in the language itself? > > Because, as a library user, it should be my power to chose when and how I > _should_ mess with the implementation, not the compiler, and definitely not > you.
Why should it be in your power? By messing with the implementation of a library you risk the correctness of the code of all participant coders in that project. I not that sure it should be your power to chose when and how to do that. -- Antoon Pardon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
