Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library

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Subject	Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library
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On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Then I can write code like:
>
> for for in in:
>     while while:
>         if if:
>             raise raise
>
> which will go a long way to ensuring that my code is an hostile and
> unreadable as possible.

REXX allows that. Most people wouldn't use classic keywords like 'if',
as that'll only cause confusion (although "if if then then; else else"
is legal), but some of the other keywords are useful in other
contexts. The main advantage is that, for instance, the PARSE command
can freely use keywords:

PARSE VAR x blah blah
PARSE VALUE linein(blah) WITH blah blah

All those words (parse, var, value, with) are keywords - in that
context. But I can happily use "var" and "value" elsewhere, and will
do so. Python, on the other hand, has to be more careful; so you see
things like "cls" instead of "class", or "import_" and so on, with the
trailing underscore.

Trade-offs.

ChrisA

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Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 20:39 +1100
  Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 12:22 +0200
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 21:43 +1100
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 13:28 +0200
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 22:37 +1100
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 22:47 +1100
          Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 14:09 +0200
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 23:19 +1100
              Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 14:46 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 00:34 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 17:14 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 02:48 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-20 18:26 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 03:36 +1100
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 12:57 -0800
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:49 +0000
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:43 +0000
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:59 +0000
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 18:10 +1100
      Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 09:21 +0200
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 19:21 +1100
          Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 12:26 +0200
            Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 21:49 +1100
              Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-21 14:03 +0200
                Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-02-21 11:16 -0800
        Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 09:12 +0000
  Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-21 06:51 +0000
    Re: Commonly-used names in the Python standard library Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-21 18:02 +1100

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