Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-21 Thread Thomas Heller
Martin v. Löwis wrote: > Thomas Heller wrote: >> Personally, I *like* the ctypes name. But I'm open for suggestions, >> and it might have intersting consequences if the Python core package >> would be renamed to something else. >> >> Any suggestions? > > Well, my only concern was py_object. I won

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-21 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Thomas Heller wrote: > Personally, I *like* the ctypes name. But I'm open for suggestions, > and it might have intersting consequences if the Python core package > would be renamed to something else. > > Any suggestions? Well, my only concern was py_object. I wondered whether the py_ prefix is r

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-21 Thread Guido van Rossum
I suggest to ignore this thread. The OP seems clueless and the names are fine. Don't waste your time. On 4/21/06, Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin v. Löwis wrote: > > Dennis Heuer wrote: > >> Module names > >> like hashlib are not python-like too (too c/lowlevel-like). > > > > I a

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-21 Thread Thomas Heller
Martin v. Löwis wrote: > Dennis Heuer wrote: >> Module names >> like hashlib are not python-like too (too c/lowlevel-like). > > I agree with Greg: hashlib is a Pythonic name for a module, > just like httplib, mhlib, xmlrpclib, cookielib, contextlib, > difflib, ... > > OTOH, it might be indeed tha

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-20 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Dennis Heuer wrote: > Module names > like hashlib are not python-like too (too c/lowlevel-like). I agree with Greg: hashlib is a Pythonic name for a module, just like httplib, mhlib, xmlrpclib, cookielib, contextlib, difflib, ... OTOH, it might be indeed that the ctypes name need to be aligned wi

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5alpha and naming schemes

2006-04-20 Thread Gregory P. Smith
> Module names like hashlib are not python-like too (too c/lowlevel-like). what is python-like? hashlib was chosen because it is a library of hash functions and hash() is already taken as a builtin function (otherwise i'd leave off the lib). -g ___ Pyt