In the past some folks have been pushing for the resurrection of (some form of) __cmp__, which is currently removed from Py3k (except for some remnants which we'll clean up in due time). I'd like to get closure on this issue. If someone volunteers within a week to write a PEP, I'll give them a month to write the PEP, and then I'll review it. The PEP better come with a patch implementing (roughly) the desired behavior as well, relative to the 3.0 branch. If I don't hear from a committed volunteer within a week, I'll drop this and start removing __cmp__ references aggressively (starting with issue #1717). Saying "if no-one else volunteers, I can give it a shot" is not sufficient commitment. Saying "I will give it a shot" is. If someone commits but no PEP+patch is in my possession by February 4 (and no attenuating circumstances have been brought to my attention), I will assume the PEP won't happen and will start removing __cmp__ references. Once a PEP and patch are presented, I'll review them and make a decision. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
On Jan 4, 2008 12:18 PM, Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> wrote:
In the past some folks have been pushing for the resurrection of (some form of) __cmp__, which is currently removed from Py3k (except for some remnants which we'll clean up in due time).
I'd like to get closure on this issue. If someone volunteers within a week to write a PEP, I'll give them a month to write the PEP, and then I'll review it. The PEP better come with a patch implementing (roughly) the desired behavior as well, relative to the 3.0 branch.
If I don't hear from a committed volunteer within a week, I'll drop this and start removing __cmp__ references aggressively (starting with issue #1717). Saying "if no-one else volunteers, I can give it a shot" is not sufficient commitment. Saying "I will give it a shot" is. If someone commits but no PEP+patch is in my possession by February 4 (and no attenuating circumstances have been brought to my attention), I will assume the PEP won't happen and will start removing __cmp__ references. Once a PEP and patch are presented, I'll review them and make a decision.
I can't speak for the others, but I know I've decided not to pursue it. -- Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus
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