[Python-Dev] Path object design
Georg Brandl
g.brandl at gmx.net
Wed Nov 1 19:04:27 CET 2006
glyph at divmod.com wrote:
> On 10:06 am, g.brandl at gmx.net wrote:
> >What a successor to os.path needs is not security, it's a better (more
> pythonic,
> >if you like) interface to the old functionality.
>
> Why?
>
> I assert that it needs a better[1] interface because the current
> interface can lead to a variety of bugs through idiomatic, apparently
> correct usage. All the more because many of those bugs are related to
> critical errors such as security and data integrity.
AFAICS, people just want an interface that is easier to use and feels more...
err... (trying to avoid the p-word). I've never seen security arguments
being made in this discussion.
> If I felt the current interface did a good job at doing the right thing
> in the right situation, but was cumbersome to use, I would strenuously
> object to _any_ work taking place to change it. This is a hard API to
> get right.
Well, it's hard to change any running system with that attitude. It doesn't
have to be changed if nobody comes up with something that's agreed (*) to
be better.
(*) agreed in the c.l.py sense, of course
Georg
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