[Python-Dev] PEP 3144 review. (original) (raw)

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Wed Sep 30 23:51:19 CEST 2009

I don't know -- this is (from what Peter told me) a common use case so he (and presumably others) would from time to time have to write extra code to keep track of that IP address in a new app.

[MvL]

I, and probably others, would really, REALLY like to see one such "common use case". I do find it puzzling that non of the readers here can think of any, and the continued assertion that use cases do exist without them being presented is somewhat disturbing.

A concrete use case would help put the discussion on a better technical footing.

FWIW, it doesn't look like any of the competing packages ever found a need to add support for this yet-to-be-presented use case:
http://code.google.com/p/netaddr/wiki/YetAnotherPythonIPModule

Raymond

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