Naming conventions

Uzair uzairaqeel at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 22 02:23:13 EDT 2004


Why aren't the names of the modules in the standard library fixed so
that they follow some actual naming convention? That is probably the
biggest deterrent for new users -- having to dig through several
sources to find the module they're interested in. And, as with urllib
and urllib2, it isn't even clear at first glance which is more useful
and when it should be used...

Just curious...I've read a lot about the Python community's collective
determination to maintain the purity of the language and ease-of-use,
and their willingness to fix 'broken' elements rather than gloss over
them in the name of backward compatibility, as Sun often does with
Java :)

Best,

Uzair



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