[Python-Dev] Terminology for PEP 343

Fri Jul 1 00:54:25 CEST 2005

"Raymond Hettinger" <raymond.hettinger at verizon.net> writes:
> With 343 accepted, we can now add __enter__() and __exit__() methods to
> objects.
>> What term should describe those objects in the documentation? 

Hmm, don't know.
I talked about an object 'that conformed to the with protocol' at
EuroPython, which seems about right -- but is hardly an adjective!
Guard? Monitor? Don't really like either of these.
Cheers,
mwh
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