Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 343: confusing context terminology

2006-04-18 Thread Guido van Rossum
On 4/18/06, Phillip J. Eby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we should correct the PEP. Yes please, go ahead. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/ma

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 343: confusing context terminology

2006-04-18 Thread Phillip J. Eby
At 10:04 AM 4/18/2006 -0400, A.M. Kuchling wrote: >PEP 343 says: > > This PEP proposes that the protocol used by the with statement be > known as the "context management protocol", and that objects that > implement that protocol be known as "context managers". The term > "context" t

[Python-Dev] PEP 343: confusing context terminology

2006-04-18 Thread A.M. Kuchling
PEP 343 says: This PEP proposes that the protocol used by the with statement be known as the "context management protocol", and that objects that implement that protocol be known as "context managers". The term "context" then encompasses all objects with a __context__() method