[Python-3000] Will standard library modules comply with PEP 8?

[Benji York]

Blake Winton wrote:
> Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>>> On Aug 27, 2007, at 6:16 PM, john.m.camara at comcast.net wrote:
>>>> I would like to see PEP 8 remove the "as necessary to improve
>>>> readability" in the function and method naming conventions.  That
>>>> way methods like StringIO.getvalue() can be renamed to
>>>> StringIO.get_value().
>> Gratuitous breakage -- for nothing.  This is idiotic, pedantic,
>  > and counterproductive.  (No offense intended, I'm talking about
>  > the suggestion, not the suggestor).
>> Ask ten of your programmer friends to write down "result equals
>  > object dot get value" and see if more than one in ten uses an
>> underscore (no stacking the deck with Cobol programmers).
> 
> Sure, but given the rise of Java, how many of them will spell it with a 
> capital 'V'?   ;)
> 
> On the one hand, I really like consistency in my programming languages.
> On the other hand, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

I call quote misapplication.  Having predictable identifier names isn't 
"foolish".  Having to divine what is and is not "necessary to improve 
readability" isn't either, but is perhaps suboptimal.
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Benji York
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