On 11/23/2012 11:22 AM, Joel Goldstick wrote:
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Michael Herrmann <michael.herrm...@getautoma.com <mailto:michael.herrm...@getautoma.com>> wrote: Hi, do you think it's bad style to override the built-in function `type`? I'm co-developing a GUI automation library called Automa (http://www.getautoma.com) and 'type' would be a very fitting name for a function that generates artificial key strokes. Personally, I think this is a horrible idea. On this list and the tutor list, people often use variable names that are already defined in the language. It leads to non obvious errors -- especially when revisting old code. Why not call the thing 'key_stroke'?
I agree. -- Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
