[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2441: Underscore to avoid Python keywords used improperly in grass.script

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#2441: Underscore to avoid Python keywords used improperly in grass.script
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 Reporter:  wenzeslaus                     |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                         |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                         |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Default                        |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  PEP8, python keywords, parser  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified                    |  
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Comment(by zarch):

 Replying to [comment:2 wenzeslaus]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 glynn]:
 > > No objections, although `opt = opt.strip('_')` would
 > > probably suffice. GRASS option names will never start
 > > or end with an underscore.
 >
 > I will strip just one at the begging or one at the end.
 > I don't want people to use `__lambda__` or something like this.

 +1

 > I even consider to write to doc that `_lambda` is obsolete
 > (in 7.0) and in next versions (7.1 or 7.5) I would include
 > a warning. Finally, I would remove (7.2 or 8.0) the
 > condition completely. This would allow for GRASS option
 > names starting with underscore which might be used for
 > some internal purpose (although this is probably not a good idea).

 Why not include the warning already in grass 7.0 and then clean the code
 directly in grass 7.1?
 Consider our long release time 7.2 means 6/8 years from now... and it seem
 too long to me. :-)

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