FileSystemError or FilesystemError?
Hello, When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion? (*) http://bugs.python.org/issue12555 Thank you Antoine.
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 20:20, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> wrote:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
FilesystemError. Cheers, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
I don't think it really matters since both "file system" and "filesystem" appear to be in common usage. I would say +1 to "FileSystemError" -- i.e. take file system as two words. Cheers Ross
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Ross Lagerwall <rosslagerwall@gmail.com> wrote:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
I think "FilesystemError" looks nicer, but it's not something I'd lose sleep over either way. Cheers, Nadeem
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 13:20, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> wrote:
Hello,
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
(*) http://bugs.python.org/issue12555
Thank you
Antoine.
I don't care all that much but I'm reminded of the .NET FileSystemWatcher class, so put me down for +0.5 on FileSystemError.
On Aug 23, 2011, at 08:39 PM, Ross Lagerwall wrote:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
I don't think it really matters since both "file system" and "filesystem" appear to be in common usage.
I would say +1 to "FileSystemError" -- i.e. take file system as two words.
My online dictionaries prefer "file system" to be two words, so for me, FileSystemError is preferred. -Barry
Antoine Pitrou wrote:
Hello,
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
It's a file system (two words), not filesystem (not in any dictionary or spell checker I've ever used). (Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or schoolsystem. This is English, not German.) -- Steven
Antoine Pitrou <solipsis <at> pitrou.net> writes:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
+1 for FileSystemError as I, like others, don't regard "filesystem" as a proper word. Regards, Vinay Sajip
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> wrote:
On Aug 23, 2011, at 08:39 PM, Ross Lagerwall wrote:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
I don't think it really matters since both "file system" and "filesystem" appear to be in common usage.
I would say +1 to "FileSystemError" -- i.e. take file system as two words.
My online dictionaries prefer "file system" to be two words, so for me, FileSystemError is preferred.
-Barry
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+1 -- cheers lvh
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
Antoine Pitrou wrote:
Hello,
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
It's a file system (two words), not filesystem (not in any dictionary or spell checker I've ever used).
I rarely find spell checkers to be useful sources of data on correct spelling of technical jargon (and the computing usage of the term 'filesystem' definitely qualifies as jargon).
(Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or schoolsystem. This is English, not German.)
Personally, I think 'filesystem' is a portmanteau in the process of coming into existence (as evidenced by usage like 'FHS' standing for 'Filesystem Hierarchy Standard'). However, the two word form is still useful at times, particularly for disambiguation of acronyms (as evidenced by usage like 'NFS' and 'GFS' for 'Network File System' and 'Google File System'). The Wikipedia article on the topic mixes and matches the two forms, but overall does favour the two word form. Since I tend to use the one word 'filesystem' form myself (ditto for 'filename'), I'm +1 for FilesystemError, but I'm only -0 for FileSystemError (so I expect that will be the option chosen, given other responses). Regards, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
On 24/08/2011 5.31, Nick Coghlan wrote:
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Steven D'Aprano<steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
(Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or schoolsystem. This is English, not German.) Personally, I think 'filesystem' is a portmanteau in the process of coming into existence (as evidenced by usage like 'FHS' standing for 'Filesystem Hierarchy Standard'). However, the two word form is still useful at times, particularly for disambiguation of acronyms (as evidenced by usage like 'NFS' and 'GFS' for 'Network File System' and 'Google File System'). The Wikipedia article on the topic mixes and matches the two forms, but overall does favour the two word form.
Since I tend to use the one word 'filesystem' form myself (ditto for 'filename'), I'm +1 for FilesystemError, but I'm only -0 for FileSystemError (so I expect that will be the option chosen, given other responses).
This pretty much summarizes my thoughts. I saw the wiki article using both and since I consider 'filesystem' a single word I was wondering if anyone else preferred FilesystemError. I'm totally fine with FileSystemError too though, if most people prefer it. Best Regards, Ezio Melotti
Regards, Nick.
Nick Coghlan writes:
Since I tend to use the one word 'filesystem' form myself (ditto for 'filename'), I'm +1 for FilesystemError, but I'm only -0 for FileSystemError (so I expect that will be the option chosen, given other responses).
I slightly prefer FilesystemError because it parses unambiguously. Cf. FileSystemError vs FileUserError.
On 24Aug2011 12:31, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com> wrote: | On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote: | > Antoine Pitrou wrote: | >> When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that | >> "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would | >> be a better spelling. What is your opinion? | > | > It's a file system (two words), not filesystem (not in any dictionary or | > spell checker I've ever used). | | I rarely find spell checkers to be useful sources of data on correct | spelling of technical jargon (and the computing usage of the term | 'filesystem' definitely qualifies as jargon). | | > (Nor do we write filingsystem, governmentsystem, politicalsystem or | > schoolsystem. This is English, not German.) | | Personally, I think 'filesystem' is a portmanteau in the process of | coming into existence (as evidenced by usage like 'FHS' standing for | 'Filesystem Hierarchy Standard'). However, the two word form is still | useful at times, particularly for disambiguation of acronyms (as | evidenced by usage like 'NFS' and 'GFS' for 'Network File System' and | 'Google File System'). Funny, I thought NFS stood for Not a File System :-) | Since I tend to use the one word 'filesystem' form myself (ditto for | 'filename'), I'm +1 for FilesystemError, but I'm only -0 for | FileSystemError (so I expect that will be the option chosen, given | other responses). I also use "filesystem" as a one word piece of jargon, but I am persuaded by the language arguments. So I'm +1 for FileSystemError. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Bolts get me through times of no courage better than courage gets me through times of no bolts! - Eric Hirst <eric@u.washington.edu>
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that "FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
+1 for FileSystemError Eli
+1 for FileSystemError. I see myself misspelling it as FileSystemError if we go with alternate spelling. I'll probably won't be the only one. Thank you, Vlad On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Eli Bendersky <eliben@gmail.com> wrote:
When reviewing the PEP 3151 implementation (*), Ezio commented that
"FileSystemError" looks a bit strange and that "FilesystemError" would be a better spelling. What is your opinion?
+1 for FileSystemError
Eli
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participants (19)
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Antoine Pitrou
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Barry Warsaw
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Brian Curtin
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Cameron Simpson
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Eli Bendersky
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Ethan Furman
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Ezio Melotti
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John O'Connor
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Laurens Van Houtven
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Nadeem Vawda
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Nick Coghlan
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Ross Lagerwall
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Sandro Tosi
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Stefan Krah
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Stephen J. Turnbull
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Steven D'Aprano
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Terry Reedy
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Vinay Sajip
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Vlad Riscutia