Clarifying meaning isn't pedantic.
Using size and capacity instead of length on data structures with dynamic lengths was done before JS.
size
capacity
length
There was probably a discussion somewhere, where they argued for/against both.
Python implements len() as a function with the magic method __len__ precisely to have one consistent way of retrieving an intuitive "length".
len()
__len__
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Clarifying meaning isn't pedantic.
Using
sizeandcapacityinstead oflengthon data structures with dynamic lengths was done before JS.There was probably a discussion somewhere, where they argued for/against both.
Python implements
len()as a function with the magic method__len__precisely to have one consistent way of retrieving an intuitive "length".