[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib/email/testtest_email_codecs.py, 1.4, 1.5 (original) (raw)

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Sun Jan 18 08:33:48 EST 2004

[Martin v. Löwis]

> I think the maintainer of 2.3 has voiced a clear "no to new features" > policy for 2.3. This would be certainly a new feature.

[Anthony Baxter]

If it can be shown that this is a pure win (that is, it improves code for 2.3.4, but is both backwards and forwards compatible, then I don't mind. I do mind if we end up with the horror of 2.2.2's not-really- booleans, which has resulted in FAR FAR too much code of the form:

try: True, False except: True, False = 1, 0 I do not wish to see something like this again.

+1 on backporting it.

The CJK codecs are essentially invisible to most users. However, its availability will increase python's acceptance in places where it is not currently being used. Increasing the user base should not have to wait for Py2.4.

Raymond Hettinger

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