Case sensitivity

[Gerrit Holl]

Gerrit Holl schreef op dinsdag 18 februari om 13:22:14 +0000:
> sismex01 at hebmex.com schreef op maandag 17 februari om 17:56:56 +0000:
> > > BTW, does someone know why case-sensitivity isn't in
> > > the list?
> > Hmmmm... because case sensitivity is a good thing?
> > 
> > Really, case insensitivity is evil.
> 
> Guido doesn't seem to  think so:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=cpvgkofyru.fsf%40cj20424-a.reston1.va.home.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain

...and I found an answer to my question, too:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=cpofq9a858.fsf%40cj20424-a.reston1.va.home.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain

Guido van Rossum wrote Wed, 25 Jul 2001 05:29:41 GMT:
> But never mind, I'm giving up on making *Python* case-insensitive.
> The hostility of the user community is frightening.

Personally, I would mind x and X mean the same, but I would
like if x and X would be forbidden to occur in one namespace.
When skimming the thread, Guido seems to be almost alone...

yours,
Gerrit.

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