R. David Murray wrote:
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:59:50 -0000, Jon Ribbens <jon+python-dev@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:
Sorry if I missed it, but why on earth is the bytecode directory __pycache__ and not .pycache? (Or indeed anything else that starts with a '.') Surely this is a classic ideal use case for a "hidden" directory?
You did miss it. Perhaps a link to the discussion should be added to the PEP, or a summary of it. If I remember correctly the BDFL even weighed in on this point.
He did (in favour of keeping the directory visible). Here's one reference (although not the main one): http://osdir.com/ml/python-dev/2010-02/msg00114.html My Google-fu is failing me, so I don't have a link to the other part of the thread that I refer to in that message. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia ---------------------------------------------------------------