[Python-3000] Removing __var

Raymond Hettinger rhettinger at ewtllc.com
Fri Sep 22 18:26:17 CEST 2006


I propose dropping the __var private name mangling trick for
double-underscores.

It is rarely used; it smells like a hack; it complicates instrospection
tools; it's not beautiful; and it is not in line with Python's spirit of
"we're all consenting adults".


Raymond


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