[Python-3000] Builtin iterator type

[Jason Orendorff]

On 11/15/06, Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:
> George Sakkis wrote:
> > The ending sentences though are more convincing: "...but it's a part
> > of Python, and it's too late to make such fundamental changes now.
> > The functions have to remain to avoid massive code breakage". That
> > I can buy (at least for 2.x).
>
> yeah, it's clear that most of your argumentation is based on a rather
> common "I haven't thought this through very deeply, but I'm sure I'm
> smarter than those guys so that won't stop me" approach.  trust me, the
> design of Python is a *lot* more carefully put together than you appear
> to think.

Yikes.  Fredrik, if you can't say something nice, please just drop the
conversation.

(Actually, even if you *can* say something nice, this conversation
might be worth dropping.  Just a thought.)

-j