Guido van Rossum wrote:
(Sigh. I was only asking for guidance on whether to choose enumerate or itemize for the name, not reopening the whole subject of this PEP.)
Let the language decide:
choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate'
8) --B
On Wednesday 24 April 2002 11:27 am, Bryan L. Fordham wrote:
Guido van Rossum wrote:
(Sigh. I was only asking for guidance on whether to choose enumerate or itemize for the name, not reopening the whole subject of this PEP.)
Let the language decide:
choice(['enumerate', 'itemize'])
'enumerate'
8)
Hmm, I used a sample size of 8 and it looks like a landslide for 'itemize'.
choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'itemize' choice(['enumerate', 'itemize']) 'enumerate'
None of the choices in the PEP jump out as being ideal. Perhaps itemize is a better choice simply because it is shorter. Advantages? - It takes up less space in a line of code. - It is easier to type. +0 for itemize
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