On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 09:37:50PM -0400, Ben Hoyt wrote: > I don't mind iterdir() and would take it :-), but I'll just say why I > chose the name scandir() -- though it wasn't my suggestion originally: > > iterdir() sounds like just an iterator version of listdir(), kinda > like keys() and iterkeys() in Python 2. Whereas in actual fact the > return values are quite different (DirEntry objects vs strings), and > so the name change reflects that difference a little.
+1 I think that's a good objective reason to prefer scandir, which suits me, because my subjective opinion is that "iterdir" is an inelegant and less than attractive name. -- Steven _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
