[Zope-CMF] Re: [dev] CMFSetup: proposal for improving handlers

[yuppie]

Dieter Maurer wrote:
> yuppie wrote at 2004-12-13 09:50 +0100:
> 
>>I started my prototype with explicit dictionary keys like here:
>>
>>    { 'permission': {'key': 'permissions', 'default': ()} }
>>
>>But I replaced them later with constants imported from one place to 
>>catch typos easily.
> 
> 
> For an example, it is better to use the string constants literally
> rather than hiding them behind constants.
> 

Why? The pattern I chose is used in many places. And it makes sure you 
get an error if you misspelled a name.

The values behind the constants are meaningless:

     CONVERTER, DEFAULT, KEY = range(3)


Cheers, Yuppie


BTW: Meanwhile I checked in my changes.