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Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 19:53:36 -0700
Subject: Re: object.enable() anti-pattern
From: Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com>
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> I'm looking for some help in finding a term, it's not Python-specific but
> does apply to some Python code.
>
> This is an anti-pattern to avoid. The idea is that creating a resource
> ought to be the same as "turning it on", or enabling it, or similar. For
> example, we don't do this in Python:

I would call it "user-mediated resource allocation" as distinct from
"object-mediated" resource allocation.
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MarkJ
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