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Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] The path module PEP
From: John J Lee <jjl () pobox ! com>
Date: 2006-01-26 0:02:33
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.58.0601252357040.6232 () alice
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Tony Meyer wrote:
[...]
> Why does reusing a string method for something very different seem
> like a bad idea, but reusing a mathematical operator for something
> very different seem like a good idea?
[...]
That's easy -- it's because, if you're going to use a name, people expect
(with some level of trust) that you'll pick a good one. But people
understand that there are only a few operators to use, so the meaning of
operators is naturally more overloaded than that of method names.
John
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