[Python-Dev] On breaking modules into packages Was: [issue10199] Move Demo/turtle under Lib/

[Ben Finney]

Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> writes:

> I don't agree with this. Until it's documented, it's an implementation
> detail and should be able to change without notice.

If it's an implementation detail, shouldn't it be named as one (i.e.
with a leading underscore)?

> If someone wants to depend on some undocumented detail of the
> directory layout it's their problem (like people depending on bytecode
> and other stuff).

I would say that names without a single leading underscore are part of
the public API, whether documented or not.

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Ben Finney