[Python-3000] Py3k release schedule worries

Georg Brandl g.brandl at gmx.net
Tue Dec 19 19:45:36 CET 2006


Guido van Rossum schrieb:
> On 12/19/06, Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:
>> Georg Brandl wrote:
>>
>> > so what about id() and intern(). Care to pronounce?
>>
>> moving/removing id()?  please don't do that; id(obj) and type(obj) are
>> essential tools for learning object semantics, and should be trivial to
>> access and use.
> 
> Right. I tend to agree with Fredrik about id(). I'm not so sure about
> intern() -- IMO its use is rare enough that the move would affect very
> little code; I'm seeking validation of this. If nobody speaks up about
> it, moving intern() would be okay with me.

Okay, I updated the patch at SF. While you're at it, in PEP 3100 there's
"compile(): put in sys (or perhaps in a module of its own)". I guess that
isn't really necessary either...

really-longing-for-mondrian-pythondev-edition-ly y'rs
Georg



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