[Python-Dev] 'With' context documentation draft (was Re: Terminology for PEP 343

[Paul Moore]

On 7/6/05, Michael Chermside <mcherm at mcherm.com> wrote:
> Paul Moore writes:
> > I also like the fact that it offers a neat 1-word name for the
> > generator decorator, "@context".
> 
> Well, ok... does anyone *else* agree? I too saw this and thought "neat!
> a simple one-word name!". But then I started worrying that it's not
> defining the *context*, but rather the *context manager*. While
> "context manager" is a term I could easily imagine associating only
> with 'with' statements, "context" is too general a term... even after
> Python supports 'with' statements I will continue to use "context"
> to mean lots of different things (eg: decimal.context).

Actually, you're starting to persuade me... Although I generally
prefer decorator names which are single words. Along with the at-sign,
underscores make the whole thing look a little too "punctuation-heavy"
for me (and don't suggest camel case, please!).

Paul.