[Python-ideas] Small enhancement to os.path.splitext

Lie Ryan lie.1296 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 23 13:34:10 CEST 2010


On 04/23/10 17:50, Paul Moore wrote:
> As far as I am concerned, any behaviour that relies on filenames
> differing only in case being handled differently is wrong on Windows.
> (Yes, that includes gcc's behaviour). All programs should work case
> insensitively in all cases when dealing with files. Simple.

Have any of you convinced each other? Otherwise perhaps it's time to
consider "In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess."




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