Re: [Python-Dev] [poll] New name for __builtins_ _

[Suraj Barkale]

Hi,

Christian Heimes  cheimes.de> writes:
> 
> GvR likes to rename the __builtin__ to reduce confusing between
> __builtin__ and __builtins__. He wanted to start a poll on the new name
> but apparently he forgot.
> 
> >From http://bugs.python.org/issue1498
> 
> What name do you prefer? I'm +1 with Raymond on __root__ but I'm still
> open for better suggestions.

I lurk around in this list on gmane and I am a Python user. I just wanted to
add my shade of color :) As __builtins__ provides identifiers present in python
language, I would prefer __py__ or __lang__ over __root__.

Thanks for reading,
Suraj
   


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Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 370, open questions

[Suraj Barkale]

Paul Moore  gmail.com> writes:
> 
> Yes, this does contradict the Microsoft guideline that you shouldn't
> write to USERPROFILE, but Microsoft themselves set HOMEDRIVE and
> HOMEPATH, so they vioated the guidelines, not us .
> 
> The point here is that we want "the user's home". This is clearly
> %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% on Windows, guidelines notwithstanding.
> 

To add another twist to this the HOMEDRIVE mapping is not guarantied at all on
windows startup (http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+homedrive+mapping). This
has caused a lot of pain for me in the past.

Can this be changed into using %APPDATA% by default and changing to
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% based on some MSI switch?

Regards,
Suraj

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