[Python-Dev] PEP 3003 - Python Language Moratorium (original) (raw)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Sun Nov 8 20:33:24 CET 2009

John Arbash Meinel wrote:

He wanted to introduce a moratorium at least partially because he was tired of endless threads about anonymous code blocks, etc. Which aren't going to be included in the language anyway, so he may as well make a point to say "and neither will anything else for a while".

I have not said anything on this topic either way. But I think a general moratorium is a false solution to that particular problem. Guido should just make a clear pronouncement (again) and let people quote that in response to initial posts, before they appear to gain steam. Each time Python doubles in popularity, the number of people wanting such things will approximately double. That is the price of success.

Terry Jan Reedy

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