[Python-ideas] sys.args

[Michael Foord]

On 26 July 2013 17:51, anatoly techtonik <techtonik at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Giampaolo Rodola' <g.rodola at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:39 PM, anatoly techtonik <techtonik at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> sys.argv is an atavism with not intuitive name, how about sys.args for
> >> program arguments only?
> >>
> >> if not sys.args:
> >>   print("usage: ...")
> >
> > I'd say the cost in terms of compatibility breakage is way higher than
> > the benefits.
>
> It's not sys.argv replacement, but an alternative that is easy to remember.
>

In principle I like it. I agree that argv is an unintuitive hang over from
earlier days.

The only compatibility issue is that a lot of code out there (especially
tests but not just tests) manipulates the contents of sys.argv to modify
behaviour. Code might have to change to modifying sys.args and sys.argv,
taking care to keep them in sync.

All the best,

Michael Foord


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