[Zope3-dev] spelling of namespace signifiers

[Guido van Rossum]

>    http://server.tld/folder/container/view--index.html
> 
>    http://server.tld/folder/container/view..index.html
> 
>    http://server.tld/folder/container/__view__index.html
> 
>    http://server.tld/folder/container/-view-index.html
> 
>    http://server.tld/folder/container/--view--index.html
> 
> 
> Bearing in mind that it will be relatively rare, and generally 
> get-aroundable-if-you-plan-for-it, to have to use this spelling, I'm 
> most in favour of the last spelling: --view--index.html.

I don't like _ because it's an identifier character.

I don't like . because it's an extension separator.

I do like -.

I'm happy with either of the variants that use -.  The shortest one is
/view--index.html and that one has my preference; after that
/-view-index.html.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)