[Python-Dev] Mass PEP status changes (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Fri May 18 19:40:40 CEST 2007

With the help of Neal Norwitz, Jeremy Hylton, Alex Martelli and Collin Winter, I've greatly reduced the set of open PEPs numbered less than 3000. Here's a summary. Please speak up if we've made a grave error; I take all responsibility for the final decisions.

Positive Decisions (Marked Accepted or Final)

SF 237 Unifying Long Integers and Integers Zadka, GvR Marked as Final; there's no work left to be done.

I 287 reStructuredText Docstring Format Goodger Status changed from Draft to Active.

SA 302 New Import Hooks JvR, Moore Marked Accepted. Should this be marked Final, or is there still an unimplemented part?

SF 331 Locale-Independent Float/String Conversions Reis Marked Final; this was done years ago (Python 2.3?).

Negative Decisions (Rejected, Withdrawn or Deferred)

SW 228 Reworking Python's Numeric Model Zadka, GvR Withdrawn in favor of PEP 3141 (numeric ABCs).

SR 256 Docstring Processing System Framework Goodger Rejected; seems to have run out of steam.

SR 258 Docutils Design Specification Goodger Rejected; docutils is no longer slated for stdlib inclusion.

SD 267 Optimized Access to Module Namespaces Hylton Deferred; no-one has had time for this.

SR 268 Extended HTTP functionality and WebDAV Stein Rejected for lack of interest or progress.

SD 280 Optimizing access to globals GvR Deferred; no-one has had time for this.

SW 296 Adding a bytes Object Type Gilbert Was withdrawn long ago in favor of PEP 358 (the bytes object).

SR 297 Support for System Upgrades Lemburg Rejected; failed to generate support.

SD 323 Copyable Iterators Martelli Deferred due to lack of interest.

IR 350 Codetags Elliott Rejected for lack of will to standardize. XXX lives!

SR 354 Enumerations in Python Finney Rejected; not enough interest, not sufficiently Pythonic.

SR 355 Path - Object oriented filesystem paths Lindqvist Rejected as being the ultimate kitchen sink.

SR 754 IEEE 754 Floating Point Special Values Warnes Rejected for lack of progress.

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