[Python-3000] PEP 3108: Standard Library Reorganization

BJörn Lindqvist bjourne at gmail.com
Thu Jan 4 09:06:08 CET 2007


On 1/3/07, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> > > PEP 8 specifies that modules "should have short, lowercase names,
> > > without underscores" [#pep-0008]_.
> >
> > Why does the restriction on underscores exist? Removing that
> > restriction would make lowercase-only names easier to use
> > (basehttpserver vs. base_http_server).
>
> I think Guido said he preferred it that way.

Or maybe he changed his mind?
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-December/005234.html

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mvh Björn


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