On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > But which half? A socket is two independent streams, one in each > direction. Twisted uses half_close() for this concept but unless you > already know what this is for you are left wondering which half. Which > is why I like using 'write' in the name.
FWIW, "half-closed" is, IMHO, a well-known term. It's not just a Twisted thing. Either name is better than "shutdown"! Dustin _______________________________________________ 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