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Author	vstinner
Recipients	docs@python, eric.araujo, lemburg, loewis, python-dev, vstinner
Date	2011-04-13.15:24:05
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Message-id	<1302708249.86.0.453357634007.issue11186@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> If a user unknowingly creates such a module with an unencodable > filename, will they understand why pydoc does not display it? It is really a bad idea to choose an undecodable name for a module. You will not be able to write its name using "import name" syntax. (It is possible to import such module using __import__, but it is just ugly) For the changelog, feel free to rephrase it.

> If a user unknowingly creates such a module with an unencodable
> filename, will they understand why pydoc does not display it?

It is really a bad idea to choose an *undecodable* name for a module. You will not be able to write its name using "import name" syntax.

(It is possible to import such module using __import__, but it is just ugly)

For the changelog, feel free to rephrase it.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2011-04-13 15:24:09	vstinner	set	recipients: + vstinner, lemburg, loewis, eric.araujo, docs@python, python-dev
2011-04-13 15:24:09	vstinner	set	messageid: <1302708249.86.0.453357634007.issue11186@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2011-04-13 15:24:05	vstinner	link	issue11186 messages
2011-04-13 15:24:05	vstinner	create