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Mon May 24 11:30:59 CEST 2010 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-May/100304.html

On 2010-05-23, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 5/22/2010 8:06 PM, Jeffrey Yasskin wrote:
> > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Brian Quinlan<brian at sweetapp.com>  wrote:
> >> Rename "executor" =>  "executer"
> >
> > -1 for consistency with Java.
> 
> -10 for 'executer'. As far as I can find out, it is a misspelling of
> 'executor'. If the designers of some other language made a stupid
> mistake, let them correct it instead of us following them over a cliff.

I'd suggested this because it seemed obvious to me, but clearly not.
Compare:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/executor
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/executer

However, as I mentioned in the first place I didn't expect any change of
this since Java uses the first spelling.

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[Python-Dev] PEP 3148 ready for pronouncement