[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 754 (original) (raw)

David Goodger goodger at python.org
Fri Apr 23 19:43:09 EDT 2004


[Ivan Judson]

What's needs to be done to possibly get PEP754 (fpconst) to move ahead and perhaps go into 2.4?

This one seems to have slipped through the cracks. I haven't heard from the author lately; hopefully he hasn't lost interest. In any case, an active champion is needed for progress.

Tim Peters wrote:

A Google search resulted in: <http://www.analytics.washington.edu/statcomp/projects/rzope/fpconst/> I've updated the PEP.

Is Guido's waiting for your (Tim's) recommendation? Guido wrote, "David, I'll leave the review of this PEP entirely to Tim, if you don't mind". At the time (2003-10-05) Tim wrote:

 Guido and I have discussed this in email today.  We're both
 favorable.  It may get buried under feature creep, though (that
 is, if the PEP is good so far as it goes, it may be necessary to
 make it go farther, addressing some of the other problems
 mentioned-- but not solved --by the PEP).

Gregory Warnes (the PEP author) had a few questions the next day (2003-10-06); I wasn't copied on replies if any. Shall I forward Gregory's messages to you? I'm copying Gregory on this message.

-- David Goodger <http://starship.python.net/~goodger> Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) Editor <http://www.python.org/peps/>

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