On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:52:47 -0400 Barry Warsaw <ba...@python.org> wrote: > > To me, the functionality proposed in PEP 550 feels more like a "scope" > than a "context".
I would call it "environment" myself, but that risks confusion with environment variables. Perhaps "dynamic environment" would remove the confusion. > One other suggestion: maybe we shouldn't put these new functions in sys, > but instead put them in their own module? It feels analogous to the gc > module; all those functions could have gone in sys since they query and > effect the Python runtime system, but it makes more sense (and improves > the naming) by putting them in their own module. It also segregates the > functionality so that sys doesn't become a catchall that overloads you > when you're reading through the sys module documentation. +1 from me. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
