[Python-Dev] Stackless Python - Pros and Cons (original) (raw)

Gordon McMillan gmcm@hypernet.com
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:28:01 -0400

Vladimir Marangozov wrote:

Gordon McMillan wrote: > > But I can't figure out what the h*ll is being PEPed. > ... ...

> ceval.c and grammar changes (or Christian can make it so), it > seems to me the PEPable issue is whether the value this can add > is worth the price of a less linear implementation. There's an essay + paper available, slides and an implementation.

Of which the most up to date is the implementation. The slides / docs describe an earlier, more complex scheme.

What's the problem about formalizing this in a PEP and addressing the controversial issues + explaining how they are dealt with?

That's sort of what I was asking. As far as I can tell, what's controversial is "continuations". That's not in scope. I would like to know what controversial issues there are that are in scope.

I mean, if you're a convinced long-time Stackless user and everything is obvious for you, this PEP should try to convince the rest of us -- so write it down and ask no more .

That's exactly wrong. If that were the case, I would be forced to vote -1 on any addition / enhancement to Python that I personally didn't plan on using.