[Python-3000] Py3k release schedule worries (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Dec 19 19:03:36 CET 2006


On 12/19/06, Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:

Georg Brandl wrote:

> so what about id() and intern(). Care to pronounce? moving/removing id()? please don't do that; id(obj) and type(obj) are essential tools for learning object semantics, and should be trivial to access and use.

Right. I tend to agree with Fredrik about id(). I'm not so sure about intern() -- IMO its use is rare enough that the move would affect very little code; I'm seeking validation of this. If nobody speaks up about it, moving intern() would be okay with me.

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