[issue7846] Fnmatch cache is never cleared during usage

[Éric Araujo]

Éric Araujo <merwok at netwok.org> added the comment:

Hello

The feature seems useful to me and the patch straightforward.

I wonder why you used a global name for the max length (“_MAXCACHE”) instead of inlining the value where it is used. Does it feel more constanty? ;) I fear that the leading underscore won’t discourage users from touching it, so I’d suggest making it public or completely hidden. On second thought, you could argue that Python is a matter of consenting adults, and that leading underscore is okay.

Regards

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nosy: +merwok

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