[Python-Dev] PEP 408 -- Standard library preview package (original) (raw)

Chris Withers chris at simplistix.co.uk
Fri Feb 3 19:00:07 CET 2012


On 27/01/2012 15:09, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:21:33 +0200 Eli Bendersky<eliben at gmail.com> wrote:

Following an earlier discussion on python-ideas [1], we would like to propose the following PEP for review. Discussion is welcome. The PEP can also be viewed in HTML form at http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0408/ A big +1 from me.

Actually a pretty big -1 from me.

I'd prefer to see the standard library getting smaller, not bigger, and packages being upgradeable independently from the Python version as a result.

Every time I see things like the following I cry a little inside:

try: try: from py2stdliblocation import FooBar as Foo except ImportError: from py3stdliblocation import foo as Foo except ImportError: from pypilocation import Foo

Now we're talking about having to add preview into that mix too?

:'(

Chris

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