I think these ought to be discussed on comp.lang.python. ISTM, the most recent proposals are a bit cavalier and need a fair hearing among potential constituents before tossing out other peoples batteries Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Cannon" To: "stdlib-sig" Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:27 PM Subject: [stdlib-sig] proposed removal: netrc

Who even uses this stuff anymore? FTP itself is suspect, let alone storing your password in a plaintext file.

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On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:36 AM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:

I think these ought to be discussed on comp.lang.python. ISTM, the most recent proposals are a bit cavalier and need a fair hearing among potential constituents before tossing out other peoples batteries

That would make this SIG worthless if I can't get initial feedback here first. And yes they are cavalier, but if someone doesn't propose something to go then how am I supposed to know what is reasonable for it to go? My assumptions about modules might be wrong and so proposing a removal and having people just say "that goes too far" then that's fine. And every removal is going to remove someone's batteries. It's a balancing act. -Brett

Raymond

----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Cannon" To: "stdlib-sig" Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:27 PM Subject: [stdlib-sig] proposed removal: netrc

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Who even uses this stuff anymore? FTP itself is suspect, let alone storing your password in a plaintext file.

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