[Python-3000] Py3k release schedule worries

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Dec 19, 2006, at 1:03 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> 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.

You don't want to get rid of 'interning' (e.g. PyString_Intern*())  
but just the intern() built-in?  We actually use both, but we use the  
C API call much more frequently than the built-in call.  I don't  
think it would be too painful for us if intern() was removed, but  
OTOH if it was stuck in some Python internals module (sys?) and not  
kept as a built-in, that would be fine too.

- -Barry

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