On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 6:01 AM, Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohn...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Python's module/package access uses dot notation. > > mod1.mod2.mod3.modN > > Like many warts of the language, this wart is not so apparent when first > learning the language. The dot seems innocently sufficient, however, in > truth it is woefully inadequate! Observe: > > name1.name2.name3.name4.name5 > > I find it reassuring to have these kinds of questions on the list, because they actually remind me how brilliantly designed Python is. As the user of a module I shouldn't care about the internal arrangement of objects and files. I don't care. More than that, as the writer of a module I should be free to refactor the internals of a module without breaking existing code. There is absolutely nothing wrong at all with the syntax. In fact, it's fantastic. N.
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