[Python-ideas] PEP: Extended stat_result (First Draft)

[MRAB]

On 06/05/2013 19:44, Pieter Nagel wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-05-06 at 20:08 +0200, Georg Brandl wrote:
>>  I already
>> don't like the different names as methods on stat_result, but this is a
>> completely new API so the confusion will be less (but still present).
>> I don't understand why os.path needs to be touched at all.
>
> My understanding is that PEP 8 applies to all new code intended for the
> stdlib, so that forced me to change the names on the stat_result side;
> the aliases on the os.path side were and attempt to then heal the
> divergence that was created - since like you, I actually don't like the
> fact that there are different names either.
>
I suppose it depends on what it means by "new code". If you're adding
to an existing module, is consistency more important?

> The threading module, for example, introduced PEP 8 aliases as early as
> 2.6 (activeCount vs. active_count and the like). It's not like there's
> been any kind of concerted effort to do this en-masse, but on the other
> hand maybe the trend is to do this as and when parts of the stdlib are
> 'touched', as I do here.
>
> I suspect this will only clarified if this PEP reaches python-dev.
>