-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nick Coghlan wrote: > Antoine Pitrou wrote: >> Brett Cannon <brett <at> python.org> writes: >>> It is specifically there to be overridden (and as an aside, it was a >>> pain to support in the C port of warnings), so it really isn't >>> monkey-patching. =) >> Should we coin a new word for this? Pretty-patching? > > When the module docs tell you it's OK, it's just overriding the > function. If the docs don't tell you to do it, it's monkey patching :)
Monkey-patching is never inheritance-based: it means replacing a method / attribute of a module or class from a different module, after import time. Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJKVeN+gerLs4ltQ4RAvWKAJ47URWBPaqgRoA6LUZ7d1pOuAk9nQCgqBk7 1gxVqwbnbfSzFDUE0wwfyjg= =Yv7d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
