Re: Why does the _winreg module start with an underscore

2006-05-19 Thread 3c273
"Erik Max Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3c273 wrote: > > > Does it signify something? Just curious. > > Dear quasar, > > Typically an identifier starting with an underscore signifies something > that is not intended to be exposed as part of a public API. I

Re: Why does the _winreg module start with an underscore

2006-05-19 Thread Fredrik Lundh
3c273 wrote: > Does it signify something? Just curious. from the module documentation: This module exposes a very low-level interface to the Windows registry; it is expected that in the future a new winreg module will be created offering a higher-level interface to th

Re: Why does the _winreg module start with an underscore

2006-05-19 Thread Erik Max Francis
3c273 wrote: > Does it signify something? Just curious. Dear quasar, Typically an identifier starting with an underscore signifies something that is not intended to be exposed as part of a public API. In other words, it's an implementation detail in whatever you're using and as such you prob

Why does the _winreg module start with an underscore

2006-05-19 Thread 3c273
Does it signify something? Just curious. Louis -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list