On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:11 AM, Glyph Lefkowitz <gl...@twistedmatrix.com> wrote: .. >> But for local code, having to think up an ASCII name for a module rather >> than use the obvious native-language name, is just brain-burden when >> creating the code. > > Is it really? You already had to type 'import', presumably if you can think > in Python you can think in ASCII.
Yes, it is a burden. For example, Russian word "щи" can be transliterated into ASCII as "schi", "shchi", "stchi", or even "wji". There are many incompatible standards and neither is well-known or "natural". Reading transliterated Cyrillic text is not hard, but guessing the correct spelling is nearly impossible. Good programming style guides recommend avoiding arbitrary contractions in variable names for the same reason. _______________________________________________ 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
