[Python-Dev] Re: Adding Optik to the standard library

David Goodger goodger@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 30 May 2002 18:30:51 -0400


[Guido]
>>> from OptionParser import OptionParser
>>> 
>>> I like this!

[Greg]
>> I think the BDFL has spoken.  I can live with this, although I prefer
>> lower-case module names.  Whatever.

[Guido]
> I prefer lower-case module names for most situations, but I make an
> exception for modulename == classname.

But there's more than just the one class (OptionParser) in the module, and
the other classes (Option, Values) *are* used.  Barry's rule may hold for 1
class per module; that's not the case here.

+1 for "options"
-1 for "OptionParser"

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