Ivan Van Laningham wrote: > Hi All-- > > Tony Meyer wrote: >> >> So far, there have been various statements that look like +0 for __div__, >> but no-one with a +1. (And I've said this a couple of times now, which >> really is just trolling for a +1 from someone). >> >> > It's not a question of saving characters, but readability which, as >> > you've said, is a matter of opinion. >> > > I like / as a shortcut to joinwith(). I like it a lot. I like it so > much I'll give you a +2.
Add a +1 from me. >> (Those who are offended by sweeping generalisations should ignore this next >> bit) >> >> I think it's also worth considering that Windows users are more clueless >> than users of posix systems. The readability of __div__ comes from >> familiarity with posix filesystems; for a Windows user, \ would be the >> natural character. So we're making things more readable for users that are >> already more likely figure things out, and less readable for users that have >> trouble figuring things out. >> > > This is not only bullshit, it's elitist bullshit. "Windows users are > more clueless than users of posix systems." Pfui. Prove it or withdraw > it. Above all, nobody can tell me that there's any programmer who doesn't instantly recognize '/' as a directory separator. Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
