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Wed Jan 19 19:19:08 CET 2011 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-January/107480.html

On 19/01/2011 11:35, Nick Coghlan wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:32 AM,<skip at pobox.com>  wrote:
>> The odds that someone will remember the syntax for the diff command for the
>> VCS are much higher than the revert command.  My guess is "diff" is executed
>> more often than any other version control commands except "update" and
>> "commit", and far more often than "revert".  Personally, I'm not sure I've
>> ever used "revert" more than a handful of times in my entire professional
>> lifetime.
>>
>> I realize the world is passing me by and that I'm rapidly turning into a
>> dinosaur w.r.t. distributed version control, but as you write/update the
>> developer's guide remember that proficiency in Python does not necessarily
>> equate to proficiency in version control systems, especially with the less
>> frequently used commands.  I personally would prefer that more general
>> commands and concepts be used where possible so that newcomers not be put
>> off unnecessarily by the complexity of version control.
> Interesting. I almost *never* reverse patches - I always use the SVN
> revert command.
>
> Usually, this is because I will have edited the source tree since
> applying the patch. Reversion has the advantage of not getting
> confused by any additional changes. I also usually use "svn diff" to
> save a copy before I revert in case I change my mind.
>

Ditto, same here. For me (by no stretch of the imagination an "expert" 
VCS user) the revert commands (of svn, Hg and bzr) are basically 
straightforward (and cross-platform). To me it is tinkering with the 
patch command that is arcane...

All the best,

Michael

> Cheers,
> Nick.
>

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