Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!ecngs!feeder2.ecngs.de!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.020
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'comment,': 0.09; 'php,': 0.09; 'language.': 0.14; 'lisp,': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'thursday,': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'programming': 0.22; 'subject:community': 0.24; 'tend': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'especially': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'itself': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'guy': 0.60; 'smith': 0.68; 'distinguish': 0.84; 'fish': 0.84; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=Qh9DkNYUkIQ439pfXmkIeT8vQBIuKVZLxfLjdjDVe/Q=; b=Z2Kr0/NDziuGVlY6QnIfubqBv14VdtQMVUS92DqSzAJjVKCeUh1Lj8RYx5X9rRycKM Ai7qImmmN717Hu1UhlI10eE/O3E/sKEO7kU84/OtCoJr6U32m83F+DPSZefvA973eF5L iN9eOrosPRL0Y2PDs2gL30aqqvP0QCAbD7FevrqKUMW2EMGpPP/osXWLrcpOt+dw9eHs ogL8xfaEjFrRJFm+uPlDLP168MgXyHxoODMk58oH1knNK8uLm+DysYS33/rO/EiiSiep w4Xod0q2kW05WMa9LNWOJTNeiAtmcGMIjw1KphNsQJGzgdkPlY5zs1WBITLTHZ4DWFtD XsVQ==
X-Received: by 10.66.119.136 with SMTP id ku8mr10899081pab.121.1382039068984; Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:44:28 -0700 (PDT)
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <f457b1a3-3b80-43df-acbd-4617a5c591a0@googlegroups.com>
References: <2013101623133337485-owenjacobson@grimoireca> <roy-04EE5A.09525817102013@news.panix.com> <CAO32GkCb4u4aJW4QNohtLmGMr=LX=B-8D7qY2yh36vmUOC3OeA@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.1165.1382022472.18130.python-list@python.org> <f457b1a3-3b80-43df-acbd-4617a5c591a0@googlegroups.com>
From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:43:48 -0600
Subject: Re: Sexism in the Ruby community: how does the Python community manage it?
To: Python <python-list@python.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.1172.1382039079.18130.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 11
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1382039079 news.xs4all.nl 15905 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48665
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:56982

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:07:48 AM UTC-4, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> Module names should be  descriptive, not fancy.
>
> Interesting comment, on a mailing list for a language named after a snake, especially by a guy who claims to prefer an language named after a fish :-)

Well, he did say "module names", not "language names".  Few language
names are descriptive, and those that are tend to be acronyms: BASIC,
LISP, COBOL, PHP, APL.  Note that while that last one is descriptive,
it does very little to distinguish itself from any other programming
language.