Message 206326 - Python tracker

Message206326

Author	skrah
Recipients	eric.smith, ethan.furman, gvanrossum, mark.dickinson, pitrou, rhettinger, serhiy.storchaka, skrah, vstinner
Date	2013-12-16.16:17:58
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> Did I mention __index__ is an unfortunate name for the current trend for this method? Yes, but it's probably too late to change that now. Also, a fully precise name would be something like: __to_int_exact_iff_object_has_integer_nature__ :) > When you say "accept __index__" do you mean for use as indices, or for use as > values in the data structure itself? The latter, see Lib/test/test_buffer.py:2489 .

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> Did I mention __index__ is an unfortunate name for the current trend for this method?

Yes, but it's probably too late to change that now.  Also, a fully precise
name would be something like:

  __to_int_exact_iff_object_has_integer_nature__ :)

> When you say "accept __index__" do you mean for use as indices, or for use as
> values in the data structure itself?

The latter, see Lib/test/test_buffer.py:2489 .

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Date	User	Action	Args
2013-12-16 16:17:58	skrah	set	recipients: + skrah, gvanrossum, rhettinger, mark.dickinson, pitrou, vstinner, eric.smith, ethan.furman, serhiy.storchaka
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2013-12-16 16:17:58	skrah	create