On 2005-11-14, Rocco Moretti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Please, note that I am entirely open for every points on this proposal
>> (which I do not dare yet to call PEP).
>
> I still don't see why you can't just use strings.
Same here. In the situations described, I always use strings
and have never felt the need for something else:
file.state = 'closed'
...
if file.state == 'open':
whatever
elif file.state == 'error':
something_else
> The only two issues I see you might have with them are a) two
> identical strings might not be identical by id(), b) they
> aren't local in scope.
>
> The objection a) is minor.
[...]
>
> The objection b) is a little harder to dismiss. But I'm not
> sure if you've completely thought what it means for a symbol
> to be "local to a module".
I don't think I even understand what the objection is. What is
needed is a code fragment that shows how the use of strings is
untenable.
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