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
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