[Python-Dev] PEP 246: let's reset

[Guido van Rossum]

> Heh.  As long as you're going to continue the electrical metaphor, why not
> just call them transformers and appliances?

Please don't. Transformer is commonly used in all sorts of contexts.
But appliances applies mostly to kitchenware and the occasional
marketing term for cheap computers.

The electrical metaphor is cute, but doesn't cut it IMO. Adapter,
converter and transformer all sound to me like they imply an "as a"
relationship rather than "has a". The "has a" kind feels more like a
power tool to me.

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