[Zope] Zope and filename.extensions

[Mitch Pirtle]

Hey Zopistas,

Just had one of those "deep thoughts" and wanted to ask the list:

When one uses ftp/webdav one needs file extensions
(".html",".dtml",".spleen"), but that DOT in there really messes up
calls to methods, functions, properties, etc...

Imagine a directory called "images" stuffed full of stuff like
"logo.jpg", "spleen.png" etc.  Also imagine wanting to dynamically get
at those files' attributes, or play about with them for one reason or
other.  This becomes more complicated than is needed, doesn't it?

How do you (em, er, you know, the one's that actually know what they are
doing) get around this feature?  Will I always have to go through extra
hoops just to use commin filenames to support non-ZMI editors?