[Python-Dev] PEP 372 -- Adding an ordered directory to collections ready for pronouncement

[Ivan Krstić]

On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:08 PM, Steve Holden wrote:
>>> PS.: so is datetime.datetime a builtin then? :)
>>
>> Another historic accident. Like socket.socket. :-(
>>
> A pity this stuff wasn't addressed for 3.0. Way too late now, though.


It may be too late to rename the existing accidents, but why not add  
consistently-named aliases (socket.Socket, datetime.DateTime, etc) and  
strongly encourage their use in new code?

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