On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:42:12 +1000 Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
I'm not saying that Python-Dev should bend over backwards to accommodate such people to the exclusion of all else, but these folks are stakeholders too, and their wants and needs are just as worthy as the wants and needs of those who prefer a more conservative approach to the standard library.
Well, my "Sumo" proposal was a serious one. (not serious in that I would offer to give a hand, but in that I think it could help those people; also, wouldn't it be sensible for users in a corporate environment to share their efforts and produce something that can benefit all of them? it's the free software spirit after all)
This is a Python implementation of a stable Java API, Brian has said the futures package has been on PyPI for about a year, and it's been flagged as a production/stable release since October last year.
I'm not against futures being in the stdlib, I was just pointing out that I don't agree with the "corporate culture issues should be accomodated by including more modules in the stdlib" argument. Regards Antoine.