On Sat, Apr 09, 2022 at 02:52:50AM +1000, Chris Angelico wrote: > We aren't bothered by the fact that os.chdir() > is global, we just accept that it belongs to the application, not a > library.
You might not be, but those of us who use it, or *would* use it if it wasn't so dangerous, think differently. In any case, the idea that *units of measurement* (of which there are over 3000 in the "units" program, and an unbounded number of combinations of such) are in any way comparible to the single "current working directory" is foolish. Units are *values* that are used in calculations, not application wide settings. The idea that libraries shouldn't use their own units is as silly as the idea that libraries shouldn't use their own variables. Units are not classes, but they are sort of like them. You wouldn't insist on a single, interpreter wide database of classes, or claim that "libraries shouldn't create their own classes". -- Steve _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/RDJF7ARWFAGRRHELMSHJQKPBUJIAMNKP/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
