[Python-Dev] Should Python's library modules be written to help the freeze tools? (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sun Jan 30 23:50:53 CET 2005

Tony Meyer wrote:

The main question (to steal Thomas's words) is whether the library modules should be written to help the freeze tools - if the answer is 'yes', then I'll submit the above as a patch for 2.5.

The answer to this question certainly is "yes, if possible". In this specific case, I wonder whether the backwards compatibility is still required in the first place. According to PEP 291, Greg Smith and Barry Warsaw decide on this, so I think they would need to comment first because any patch can be integrated. If they comment that 2.1 compatibility is still desirable, your patch would be fine (I guess); if they say that the compatibility requirement can be dropped for 2.5, I suggest that the entire exec statement is removed, along with the conditional clause.

Regards, Martin

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