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Re: PyWart: Module access syntax

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:04:37 -0700
Subject Re: PyWart: Module access syntax
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Because modules and objects are not the same and someone who is reading the source code NEEDS to know which "path members" are /modules/ and which "path members" are /objects/.  And he needs to know that very important information WITHOUT opening source files to find out.

What's more, if the purpose of the syntax is to distinguish modules
from non-modules, then the syntax "os.path" (which you have stated
would not change) would be misleading, because the "path" part is in
fact a module.  Your proposed syntax fails to even achieve its stated
goal.

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            Re: PyWart: Module access syntax Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-01-14 23:07 -0800
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