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Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:29:30 -0800 (PST)
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Hi,

I see your concern with having two functions that have to be separately rem=
embered... I personally would also be fine with type(), however some people=
 are violently against it. I opened a new thread (https://groups.google.com=
/forum/?fromgroups=3D#!topic/comp.lang.python/GjZ2hAS1Wyk) to ask just how =
many people would have a problem with this. I know I'm really spamming this=
 list and apologize. I promise it'll be over soon.

Michael

On Friday, November 23, 2012 5:43:08 PM UTC+1, Kwpolska wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Michael Herrmann
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> > Dear all,
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> >
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> > the emails are getting kind of long so to ask you briefly: What do you =
think of splitting `type` into two functions `press` and `enter`? Their use=
 cases are:
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> >         press(CTRL + 'a')
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> >         press(ENTER)
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> >         press(ALT + 'f', 's')
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> >         enter("Hello World!")
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> >         enter("test.txt", into=3D"File name")
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> >
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> > Thanks,
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> > Michael
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> First of, please don=92t top-post.  Second of, the type=97enter split a
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> bad idea.  It would require me to think whether I should use one or
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> the other.  type() is perfectly fine, because Automa is never going to
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> be used as from automa import *.  And if it is, it=92s in your shell for
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> non-Pythonistas.
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> And also, my general thoughts: type() is just fine.  Unless you want
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> to call it simulate_pressing_keys_on_the_keyboard_without_getting_a_mecha=
nical_arm_out_of_the_screen_and_pressing_the_keys_with_it(),
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> but then you will need to create
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> simulate_using_the_mouse_without_getting_a_mechanical_arm_out_of_the_scre=
en_and_moving_the_mouse_or_pressing_its_buttons_with_it(),
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> too.
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> --
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> Kwpolska <http://kwpolska.tk>
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> stop html mail      | always bottom-post
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