[path-PEP] Path inherits from basestring again

[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

Ivan Van Laningham wrote:
> Hi All--
> 
> Tony Meyer wrote:
>> 
>> So far, there have been various statements that look like +0 for __div__,
>> but no-one with a +1.  (And I've said this a couple of times now, which
>> really is just trolling for a +1 from someone).
>> 
>> > It's not a question of saving characters, but readability which, as
>> > you've said, is a matter of opinion.
>> 
> 
> I like / as a shortcut to joinwith().  I like it a lot.  I like it so
> much I'll give you a +2.

Add a +1 from me.

>> (Those who are offended by sweeping generalisations should ignore this next
>> bit)
>> 
>> I think it's also worth considering that Windows users are more clueless
>> than users of posix systems.  The readability of __div__ comes from
>> familiarity with posix filesystems; for a Windows user, \ would be the
>> natural character.  So we're making things more readable for users that are
>> already more likely figure things out, and less readable for users that have
>> trouble figuring things out.
>> 
> 
> This is not only bullshit, it's elitist bullshit.  "Windows users are
> more clueless than users of posix systems."  Pfui.  Prove it or withdraw
> it.

Above all, nobody can tell me that there's any programmer who doesn't instantly
recognize '/' as a directory separator.


Reinhold