On Feb 19, 5:31 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > May I insist? By the criteria you've mentioned so far, nothing rules > > out 'ext'. If it's still a bad idea, there's a reason. What is it? > > You imply that just because something is somehow working and even useful > for a *some* people (some being maybe only you) that it would be worth > including in the python standard lib. It is not. > > There are no really formal rules for inclusion, but these are certainly > rules of thumb that are being considered: > > - is it useful for *a lot of people* > > - will it be mantained and maintainable for "ever" once it is part of > the standard distribution > > - does it introduce external dependencies? If yes, this must be *very* > carful considered. > > - is the design well-thought and mature > > - does it make sense tying the release cycle of python the cycle of the > new lib > > And insulting the people who do work on python and do a marvellous job > doing so is certainly *not* helping. > > Diez
I don't know quite how to handle your reply. Counterexamples are already in. Shall I add this to the list: - is someone's favorite? while True: "I like it." "I don't." "But I have check-in priveleges on the SVN trunk." I do not insult anyone. I ask: What if he, she, or they, those who have those priveleges, dislike a good thing? You all know the allegory of the Apes and the Fire Hose. But 'ext' is actually good. Do you have these: - It would not get used by anyone - It is not useful to very many people - There is some concern it could not remain maintainable - It is neither well-thought out nor mature - It will not ever make sense to tie it in to the Python cycle ? If not, how about these: - It doesn't match the rest of the language - It's too cutting edge - It is too hard to handle - It would get out of hand really quickly - I can't control you anymore after I let it in - The functionality already exists per se - It is to the rest of the language as wires #3, #4, and #5 are to RCA cables - HTML 4.01 is not an improvement over HTML 4.0 ? If still not, how about these: - It hurts my feelings - It foils my revenge - I'd rather you toil meanially - Tedious is good - You shouldn't have power - But I'm greedy - We can't afford it ? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
