[Python-Dev] _length_cue()

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Feb 9 16:43:28 CET 2006


On 2/9/06, skip at pobox.com <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
> Greg> I agree that "hint" is a more precise name.
>> Ditto. In addition, we already have queues. Do we really need to use a
> homonym that means something entirely different? (Hint: consider the added
> difficulty for non-native English speakers).

Right. As a non-native speaker I can confirm that for English
learners, "cue" is a bit mysterious at first while "hint" is obvious.
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