[Python-Dev] PEP 8 and optional underscores

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Jun 12, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Facundo Batista wrote:

> 2008/6/12 Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>:
>
>>> function:: active_count()
>>> method:: Thread.get_name()
>>> method:: Thread.is_alive()
>>> method:: Thread.is_daemon()
>>> method:: Thread.set_daemon(daemonic)
>>
>> +1 on opting for properties in the specific cases here where it  
>> makes sense.
>
> I'm +1 too... but which is the normal procedure here?
>
> Should it be...
>
>  2.n : .is_alive()
>  2.n+1 : .is_alive() (deprecated), .alive (recommended)
>  2.n+2 : .alive

Personally, I'd go with a property .is_alive

- -Barry

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