29 Jul
2021
29 Jul
'21
12:55 p.m.
On 7/29/2021 11:41 AM, Mark Shannon wrote:
The dictionary version number is currently unused in CPython and just wastes memory. I am not claiming that we will never need it, just that we shouldn't be required to have it. It should be an internal implementation detail that we can add or remove depending on requirements.
Sounds reasonable. Maybe we should have a "Type" other than Standards Track for PEPs that are documenting implementation designs, rather than requirements for standardisation? If/when we ever get to a point where other implementations want to claim to implement "standard" Python, having an explicit distinction here would be helpful. Cheers, Steve