> -0 > > My main concern is that we'll start seeing all kinds of packages with > names like: > > com.dusinc.sarray.ptookkit.v_1_34_beta.btree.BTree > > The current lack of global package namespace effectively prevents > bureaucratic package naming, which in my mind makes it worth the > cost. However, I'd be willing to believe this can be kept under > control some other way.
In principle, people can do this today already. That they are not doing it is a good sign. I think this bureaucratic naming in Java originates more from an explicitly stated policy that people should use such naming than from the ability to actually do so easily. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list