On Aug 16, 2011, at 9:29 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I have no objection to lint tools. But separation of concerns should apply: > the Python compiler should just compile what I tell it to, the linter > should warn me if I'm running with scissors.
This point (also made by Ethan) I can agree with. I haven't looked through all the warnings the Python compiler emits, but it seems like it currently doesn't dispense advice (unlike, say, gcc). It only warns about changes in the language & standard library. In that context, asking it to warn about shadowing builtins would be an expansion of scope. bye, Philip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
