[Python-Dev] PEP 4XX: pyzaa "Improving Python ZIP Application Support"

[Steven D'Aprano]

On 04/05/13 15:13, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano writes:
>
>   > > Rather than risk obscure bugs, I would suggest restricting the extensions
>   > > to 3 characters. For the “Windowed Python ZIP Applications” case, could we
>   > > use .pzw as the extension instead of .pyzw?
>
> +0
>
>   > Many official Microsoft file extensions are four or more letters,
>   > e.g. docx.
>
> Give us a non-MS example, please.  Nobody in their right mind would
> clash with a major MS product's naming conventions.  Not even if their
> file format implements Digital-Ocular Coordination eXtensions.  And a
> shell that borks the Borg's extensions won't make it in the market.


I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Are you suggesting that four letter extensions are restricted to Microsoft products? If so, that would be an excellent reason to avoid .pyzw, but I don't believe that is the case.

Common 4+ letter extensions include .html, .tiff, .jpeg, .mpeg, .midi, .java and .torrent.




-- 
Steven