Raymond Hettinger wrote: > [Andrew Koenig] > >>Might I suggest that at least you consider using "hint" instead of "cue"? > > Personally, I prefer "cue" which my dictionary defines as "a signal, hint, > or suggestion". The alternate definition of "a prompt for some action" > applies equally well.
No, it doesn't, because it's in the wrong direction. The caller isn't prompting the callee to perform an action, it's asking for some information. I agree that "hint" is a more precise name. -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | Carpe post meridiam! | Christchurch, New Zealand | (I'm not a morning person.) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
