[Python-checkins] r55401 - peps/trunk/pep-3131.txt

[martin.v.loewis]

Author: martin.v.loewis
Date: Thu May 17 14:10:44 2007
New Revision: 55401

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-3131.txt
Log:
Explain that using native language identifiers
improves code clarity and maintainability.


Modified: peps/trunk/pep-3131.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-3131.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-3131.txt	Thu May 17 14:10:44 2007
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 Rationale
 =========
 
-Python code is written by many people in the world who are not familiar with the
-English language, or even well-acquainted with the Latin writing system.  Such
-developers often desire to define classes and functions with names in their
-native languages, rather than having to come up with an (often incorrect)
-English translation of the concept they want to name.
+Python code is written by many people in the world who are not
+familiar with the English language, or even well-acquainted with the
+Latin writing system.  Such developers often desire to define classes
+and functions with names in their native languages, rather than having
+to come up with an (often incorrect) English translation of the
+concept they want to name. By using identifiers in their native
+language, code clarity and maintainability of the code among
+speakers of that language improves.
 
 For some languages, common transliteration systems exist (in particular, for the
 Latin-based writing systems).  For other languages, users have larger