Le sam. 14 nov. 2020 à 14:43, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com> a écrit :
My remaining problem is that my PR changes PyConfig_Read(): it no longer computes the Python Path Configuration, since it is now implemented in Python. IMO it's an acceptable drawback compared to the benefit of these new features.
Even though I wouldn't expect it to be controversial, it's probably worth writing up this migration of the path configuration code from C to Python as a PEP, along the lines of what we suggested in the last part of the PEP 432 withdrawal notice.
The change has the potential to produce unexpected consequences for folks inadvertently relying on the quirks of the current implementation, and having the PEP there to cover the technical details means we can provide more information than could be squeezed into a single paragraph in the What's New document.
I agree that a PEP would be a good way to communicate the rationale and the API changes. I have to think about it ;-) The tricky part is always the backward compatibility part, since this change is clearly backward incompatible on purpose. Since it's a "new" API (Python 3.8, released in October 2019), maybe it would be acceptable. Victor -- Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.