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From: Nick Coghlan
I realize that way more than a few months have passed, but I'd still like to give my input. I really wish that `blist` would be made available in the `collections` module. I'm working on an open-source project right now that needs to use it and I'm really reluctant to include `blist` as a dependency, given that it would basically mean my package wouldn't be pip-installable on Windows machines.
I didn't originally notice that your main concern was with installation on Windows. For that particular concern, I suggest filing an RFE with the blist project, requesting that they publish wheel files for Windows. Offering to help in building them would likely be appreciated, as many projects may not have access to systems that allow them to build Windows binaries (alternatively, if Daniel approached the PSF for assistance in providing Windows binaries, we can generally provide some help in situations like that, especially to folks that have already been accepted as CPython core developers). "Compilation can be hard on Windows" is no longer a factor that is taken into account when deciding whether or not to add things to the standard library - we're taking other steps to deal with that problem as part of the packaging toolchain, and one of the key ones is allowing publication of binary wheels for Mac OS X and Windows on PyPI. (Further down the track, we'd like to offer a build farm as part of PyPI, but we're still a *long* way from reaching a point where such a proposal can be seriously considered) Regards, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia