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List:       python-list
Subject:    Re: PEP for module naming conventions
From:       Tim Johnson <tim () johnsons-web ! com>
Date:       2011-03-14 1:32:17
Message-ID: 20110314013217.GI1885 () johnsons-web ! com
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* Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> [110313 17:15]:
> Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> writes:
> 
> > I need to be better informed on naming conventions for modules. For
> > instance, I need to create a new module and I want to make sure that
> > the module name will not conflict with any future or current python
> > system module names.
> 
> You'll never be able to make sure of that, and you would be needlessly
> eliminating a whole lot of potentially useful names for your modules.
> 
> Have you read and understood PEP 328, which introduces the distinction
> between relative and absolute imports? It's designed to avoid the
> problem your describing <URL:http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0328/>.
 Have read, don't fully understand, but it sounds like the dust
 hasn't settled yet. It will sink in.
 thanks
 tim

> > There may be a PEP for this, if so, a URL to such a PEP would suffice
> > for my inquiry. Also, if there is an index of PEPs, a link to such
> > would also be appreciated.
> 
> PEP 0 is the index of all PEPs
> <URL:http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0000/>.
> 
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