On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As Eric noted on the tracker issue, a keyword only "module" argument may > be a better choice for both than allowing dotted names. A separate > parameter is easier to use with __name__ to avoid hardcoding the module > name. +1. This is a good one. While adding module=__name__ is actually more typing than passing __name__ + '.Color' as the class name, the current proposal (parsing for dots) makes it very attractive to do the wrong thing and hardcode the module name. Then typing the module incorrectly is very easy, and the mistake is easily overlooked because it won't be noticed until you actually try to pickle a member. At the very least, the PEP should provide a rationale for the current > choice. > > Cheers, > Nick. > > > > > Eli > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/guido%40python.org > > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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