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From: Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject: Re: Is it bad style to override the built-in function `type`?
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:35:54 -0500
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On 11/23/2012 11:22 AM, Joel Goldstick wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Michael Herrmann
> <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com <mailto:michael.herrmann@getautoma.com>>
> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     do you think it's bad style to override the built-in function
>     `type`? I'm co-developing a GUI automation library called Automa
>     (http://www.getautoma.com) and 'type' would be a very fitting name
>     for a function that generates artificial key strokes.
>
> Personally, I think this is a horrible idea.  On this list and the tutor
> list, people often use variable names that are already defined in the
> language.  It leads to non obvious errors -- especially when revisting
> old code.  Why not call the thing 'key_stroke'?

I agree.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy