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Subject: Re: [path-PEP] Path inherits from basestring again
From: Reinhold Birkenfeld <reinhold-birkenfeld-nospam () wolke7 ! net>
Date: 2005-07-30 12:10:52
Message-ID: 3l192cF109df7U1 () individual ! net
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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
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