On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 08:25:44 +0100 (CET) nick.coghlan python-checkins@python.org wrote:

http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/3eb7e4b587da changeset: 4654:3eb7e4b587da user: Nick Coghlan ncoghlan@gmail.com date: Sun Jan 06 17:22:45 2013 +1000 summary: Updates in response to Barry Warsaw's feedback

files: pep-0432.txt | 217 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 files changed, 146 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pep-0432.txt b/pep-0432.txt --- a/pep-0432.txt +++ b/pep-0432.txt @@ -40,19 +40,21 @@ well-defined phases during the startup sequence:

• Pre-Initialization - no interpreter available

-* Initialization - interpreter partially available -* Initialized - full interpreter available, __main__ related metadata +* Initializing - interpreter partially available +* Initialized - interpreter available, __main__ related metadata incomplete -* Main Execution - optional state, __main__ related metadata populated,

• bytecode executing in the __main__ module namespace

+* Main Execution - __main__ related metadata populated, bytecode

• executing in the __main__ module namespace (embedding applications
• may choose not to use this phase)

Since we are here, I would bikeshed a little and point out that "initializing" and "initialiazed" are states, not phases. Either way, the nomenclature should be consistent.

Regards

Antoine.