diff -r 23d7a75693f8 -r 1800aa0bf396 vregistry.py
--- a/vregistry.py	Mon Aug 10 23:33:11 2009 +0200
+++ b/vregistry.py	Tue Aug 11 12:42:01 2009 +0200
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 
     # dynamic selection methods ################################################
 
+    @deprecated('use select instead of object_by_id')
     def object_by_id(self, oid, *args, **kwargs):
         """return object with the given oid. Only one object is expected to be
         found.
@@ -143,9 +144,9 @@
         raise `ObjectNotFound` if not object with id <oid> in <registry>
         raise `NoSelectableObject` if not object apply
         """
-        return self.select_best(self[oid], *args, **kwargs)
+        return self._select_best(self[oid], *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def select_object(self, oid, *args, **kwargs):
+    def select_or_none(self, oid, *args, **kwargs):
         """return the most specific object among those with the given oid
         according to the given context, or None if no object applies.
         """
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@
             return self.select(oid, *args, **kwargs)
         except (NoSelectableObject, ObjectNotFound):
             return None
+    select_object = deprecated('use select_or_none instead of select_object'
+                               )(select_or_none)
 
     def possible_objects(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """return an iterator on possible objects in this registry for the given
@@ -160,11 +163,11 @@
         """
         for appobjects in self.itervalues():
             try:
-                yield self.select_best(appobjects, *args, **kwargs)
+                yield self._select_best(appobjects, *args, **kwargs)
             except NoSelectableObject:
                 continue
 
-    def select_best(self, appobjects, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _select_best(self, appobjects, *args, **kwargs):
         """return an instance of the most specific object according
         to parameters
 
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@
                                    [repr(v) for v in winners]))
         # return the result of calling the appobject
         return winners[0](*args, **kwargs)
-
+    select_best = deprecated('select_best is now private')(_select_best)
 
 class VRegistry(dict):
     """class responsible to register, propose and select the various