[Python-Dev] The path module PEP

[John J Lee]

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Tony Meyer wrote:
[...]
> Why does reusing a string method for something very different seem  
> like a bad idea, but reusing a mathematical operator for something  
> very different seem like a good idea?
[...]

That's easy -- it's because, if you're going to use a name, people expect
(with some level of trust) that you'll pick a good one.  But people
understand that there are only a few operators to use, so the meaning of
operators is naturally more overloaded than that of method names.


John