[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib/email/test test_email_codecs.py, 1.4, 1.5

[Anthony Baxter]

>>> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?= wrote
> I think the maintainer of 2.3 has voiced a clear "no to new features"
> policy for 2.3. This would be certainly a new feature.

If it can be shown that this is a pure win (that is, it improves code
for 2.3.4, but is both backwards and forwards compatible, then I don't
mind. I _do_ mind if we end up with the horror of 2.2.2's not-really-
booleans, which has resulted in FAR FAR too much code of the form:

try:
    True, False
except:
    True, False = 1, 0

I do not wish to see something like this again.

Anthony

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Anthony Baxter     <anthony at interlink.com.au>   
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