[Python-3000] Removing functions from the operator module

Collin Winter collinw at gmail.com
Wed Mar 7 21:23:23 CET 2007


On 7/13/06, Collin Winter <collinw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/3/06, Collin Winter <collinw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 7/3/06, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> > > It turns out I was misled by Collin's claim that the PEP wants
> > > isCallable and sequenceIncludes removed "because there are better,
> > > more obvious ways to spell these things." He must have made up the
> > > motivation, as the PEP doesn't give any.
> >
> > I was inferring that motivation <snip>
>
> So that others don't have to infer in the future, I've posted patch
> #1522038, which adds an explanation as to why these items are being
> removed.
>
> Also, in case you (Guido) have changed your mind about removing
> operator.truth and operator.abs, I've also posted patch #1522059 which
> will remove them from the stdlib.

I had forgotten I had posted this patch...

I don't suppose you've changed your mind about removing operator.truth
and operator.abs in the seven months since this discussion?

Collin


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