[Python-ideas] A couple of with statement ideas

[Greg Ewing]

From: Nick Coghlan
> It's at least a much larger set than it was back when AMK noticed the
> deep terminology confusion in the first version of the with statement
> and context management documentation (which was when Guido applied the
> Zen and dropped the __context__ method from the protocol).

I'm in favour of the idea, but the terminology problem still
needs to be solved. I think it's important that the name of the
object implementing this protocol not have the word "context" in
it *anywhere*.

I like __with__ as the special method name, as it very obviously
suggests a tight connection with the with-statement.

The only term I can think of right now for the object is
"withable object". It's a severe abuse of the English language,
I know, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a concise
verb meaning "enter a temporary execution context".

-- 
Greg

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