On 1 July 2017 at 18:35, Nick Timkovich
Devil's advocate: why prepare a patch and submit it if it is going to be dismissed out of hand. Trying to gauge support for the idea is a reasonable first-step.
That's perfectly OK, but it's important to phrase the email in a way that makes that clear - "I'm considering putting together a PR for Python to implement X. Does that sound like a good idea, or does anyone have suggestions for potential issues I might consider? Also, is there any prior work in this area that I should look into?" "Python should have X" implies (a) that you are criticising the python developers for missing that feature out, (b) that you consider your position self-evident, and (c) that you expect someone to implement it. People have different ways of expressing themselves, so we should all be prepared to allow some leeway in how people put their ideas across. But the writer has some responsibility for the tone, too. Paul