Kyle Stanley <aeros...@gmail.com> added the comment:
Rather than starting this out as a bpo issue, I would highly recommend bringing forth a proposal for this in python-id...@python.org and explaining in as much detail as possible: 1) How a frozen variation of collection.Counter would benefit your specific use case 2) The current available workaround you mentioned, issues with it, and the comparative benefit your proposal would provide 3) Why it should be included in the standard library, compared to a 3rd party package on PyPI The 3rd one can be a bit tricky, but it typically involves explaining how widespread the potential use case(s) would be and how tricky it would be for users to implement something like this on their own (from both a functionality and performance perspective). >From a brief glance of the archives, it doesn't look like this specific idea >was proposed, other than part of a more generalized one to add frozen >equivalents for the entire collections module, which was rejected on the basis >of the use cases being too theoretical and overly broad. Also, while not specific to your particular proposal, I would recommend reading over the following post from Raymond Hettinger in the python-ideas archive (from the previously mentioned thread): https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/message/QVBVJU4RNJ5MDKBJ5CNGINYG24WZDZX7/. It explains why the collections module tries to be minimalist, and specifically the requirement of new features providing a tangible, real-world benefit. It's of course up to you how you decide to format the proposal, but by answering the above points and demonstrating clear value in specific use cases, it has a much better chance of eventually making into the standard library (or at the least, a constructive discussion about it). ---------- nosy: +aeros _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40411> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
