[docs] [issue17494] References to stack bottom are confusing

Eli Bendersky report at bugs.python.org
Thu Mar 21 18:11:52 CET 2013


Eli Bendersky added the comment:

Top/bottom is accepted and understood nomenclature when talking about stacks. Think about a stack of plates in the kitchen. You put a new plate on top, you take it out from top. That's it.

Now, lists are just one way to implement stacks, and printing them is also inconclusive in direction. Therefore I don't think we should mix the implementation/definition here and keep top/bottom.

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