Re: underscore syntax

>> From a comment in python-mode.el:
>
>  ;; For historical reasons, underscore is word class instead of
>  ;; symbol class.  GNU conventions say it should be symbol class, but
>  ;; there's a natural conflict between what major mode authors want
>  ;; and what users expect from `forward-word' and `backward-word'.
>  ;; Guido and I have hashed this out and have decided to keep
>  ;; underscore in word class.  If you're tempted to change it, try
>  ;; binding M-f and M-b to py-forward-into-nomenclature and
>  ;; py-backward-into-nomenclature instead.  This doesn't help in all
>  ;; situations where you'd want the different behavior
>  ;; (e.g. backward-kill-word).
>
> I don't know if the "I" referenced here is Barry or Tim.