[Python-Dev] Comments of the PEP 3151

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Tue Jul 26 04:31:48 CEST 2011


Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> […] or "EINTRError" in my order of preference.
 >>
>> Please not that last one!  ;)
> 
> Why not, exactly?

Because this is Python, and readability counts.  Yes, it does take some 
getting used to (I finally stopped typing 'enum' a couple months ago ;) 
, but it is a worthwhile goal -- a goal we take a step back from with 
names like EINTRError instead of InterruptedError.

~Ethan~


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