On 2022年4月26日 at 22:56, Greg Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 26/04/22 12:33 pm, Chris Angelico wrote: > > That's exactly what I mean though: if the only difference between > > "monkeypatching" and "not monkeypatching" is whether it was intended, > > then the only difference is what you call it. > > No, it's not just a matter of what you call it. > > If I lose my keys and have to break into my house, it's not > illegal. But if someone else breaks into my house without my > permission, that is illegal. It doesn't matter if the thief > *calls* it legal, there's still a difference. >
That would be the case if monkeypatching were illegal. Since it's not, wherein lies the difference? ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4FZTF4TIQY7CEZCQX4FLKS2JOUWZGQ5P/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/