[Python-Dev] Two small PEP ideas (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Wed May 5 13:15:56 CEST 2010

Georg Brandl wrote:

I agree, and I wouldn't want to make these decisions. That person (or group) needs to have some weight in the community, or there will be a feeling of "... and who is he to decide anyway". We haven't emphasized RMship in the past; it's not a special position, except when something about a release goes wrong and blame must be placed ;) I think, being Guido, you are still the best single person to do this job.

Not to wish anything bad on Guido, but I think it does behoove us as responsible stewards of the reference interpreter to at least consider the "bus" factor (as in "hit by a...").

I suspect Martin is right that some form of committee (at least initially) would be inevitable. While I doubt that we could find any one person that everyone would agree to defer to, I suspect we could find a small group of 3 or 4 people who's consensus everyone else would respect. And if that small group couldn't agree on whether or not something was a good idea, then the old "status quo wins a stalemate" would kick in.

That said, this is hopefully something that we won't have to worry about for real until some time well into the future when Guido decides he wants to retire.

Regards, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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