[Python-Dev] Assigning to __debug__

[Guido van Rossum]

> guido wrote:
> > In any case, YOU SHOULD NEVER INTRODUCE VARIABLES USING THE
> > __UNDERSCORE__ CONVENTION!
> 
> is the "__version__" convention documented somewhere?

This is a trick question, right?  :-)

__version__ may not be documented but is in de-facto use.  Folks
introducing other names (e.g. __author__, __credits__) should really
consider a PEP before grabbing a piece of the namespace.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)