[Python-Dev] PEP 350: Codetags (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Sat Oct 1 04:37:12 CEST 2005


On 9/30/05, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:

Further, I see some interesting possibilities for automation if such a library exists. For example, a cron job that scans the checked in sources, and automatically converts new TODO's to RFE's in the project tracker, and adds a tracker cross-link into the source code comment. The job could similarly create bug reports for FIXME's. If the project tracker was one that supported URL links, and the project had a URL view of the source tree, then the cross-links between the code tag and the tracker could be actual URL references to each other.

With all respect for the OP, that's exactly the kind of enthusiastic over-engineering that I'm afraid the PEP will encourage. I seriously doubt that any of that work will contribute towards a project's success (compared to simply having a convention of putting XXX in the code).

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