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Steven D'Aprano wrote:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:18:42 -0800, M=
ichael Herrmann wrote:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> > Thanks again for your further repli=
es=2E So far, it's 4 votes for=0D=0A> > 'send_keys' and 1 vote for 'type'=
=2E=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > Regarding 'send_keys': To me personally it makes sens=
e to send keys _to_=0D=0A> > something=2E However, in our API, send_keys wo=
uld not be called on an=0D=0A> > object or with a parameter indicating the =
target=2E It would just be=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > send_keys(ENTER)=0D=0A> > send=
_keys("Hello World!")=0D=0A> > send_keys(CTRL + 'a')=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A>=
 "send_keys" is wrong, because you aren't sending keys=2E You're sending=0D=
=0A> strings, except you aren't actually sending strings either, because=0D=
=0A> "send" does not make sense without a target=2E You're automating the t=
yping=0D=0A> of strings, including control characters=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Asimulat=
e_keypress=0D=0Asimulate_key(s)_down=0D=0Asend_kb_press=0D=0Afake_typing=0D=
=0Asend_char(s)=0D=0A=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I believe that your initial instinct f=
or the name of this function was=0D=0A> correct=2E It automates typing, so =
you should call it "type" or (for those=0D=0A> paranoid about shadowing the=
 built-in, "type_str"=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A=0D=0AI can too easily see somebody d=
oing from module import *  =0D=0AOR from module import type=2E=0D=0A=0D=0A=
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