March 31, 2020
11:20 a.m.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 4:19 AM Gerrit Holl <gerrit.holl@gmail.com> wrote:
Abstract ========
Python has long used metasyntactic variables that are based on the consumption of meat and dairy products, such as "spam", "ham", and "eggs". This language is not considerate to pigs or chicken and violates the spirit of the Code of Conduct. This PEP proposes to retire the use of those names in official Python documentation and source code and to recommend users of Python to do the same.
While I wholeheartedly agree with your intention here, I believe the backward incompatibilities would make this untenable. We will need a migration plan. Unfortunately, African swallows are non-migratory, severely impacting your proposal. ChrisA