[Python-Dev] FileSystemError or FilesystemError?
Ezio Melotti
ezio.melotti at gmail.com
Wed Aug 24 07:39:24 CEST 2011
On 24/08/2011 5.31, Nick Coghlan wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Steven D'Aprano<steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> (Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or
>> schoolsystem. This is English, not German.)
> Personally, I think 'filesystem' is a portmanteau in the process of
> coming into existence (as evidenced by usage like 'FHS' standing for
> 'Filesystem Hierarchy Standard'). However, the two word form is still
> useful at times, particularly for disambiguation of acronyms (as
> evidenced by usage like 'NFS' and 'GFS' for 'Network File System' and
> 'Google File System'). The Wikipedia article on the topic mixes and
> matches the two forms, but overall does favour the two word form.
>
> Since I tend to use the one word 'filesystem' form myself (ditto for
> 'filename'), I'm +1 for FilesystemError, but I'm only -0 for
> FileSystemError (so I expect that will be the option chosen, given
> other responses).
This pretty much summarizes my thoughts. I saw the wiki article using
both and since I consider 'filesystem' a single word I was wondering if
anyone else preferred FilesystemError. I'm totally fine with
FileSystemError too though, if most people prefer it.
Best Regards,
Ezio Melotti
>
> Regards,
> Nick.
>
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