[Python-Dev] Adding library modules to the core
Eric S. Raymond
esr@thyrsus.com
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 18:39:30 -0400
Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>:
> But perhaps all this falls in the 'batteries included' PEP ? Or perhaps a
> new PEP, 'enriching the Standard Library' ?
I think that leads in a sub-optimal direction. Adding suitable modules
shouldn't be a one-shot or episodic event but a continuous process of
incorporating the best work the community has done.
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