[Python-ideas] shutil.symlink to allow non-race replacement of existing link targets

[Anders Hovmöller]

> On 14 May 2019, at 04:24, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> 
> *wink*. Function names are mnemonics, not documentation.

Certainly not with that attitude. But it easily could be. Maybe you would be fine with a language where all function names are just hex values? *wink* (yes I think this was rude but that's my point). 

> mnemonics

Agreed, and like keys in a dict they work badly if there's a collision. 

/ Anders 
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