[Python-Dev] list comprehensions

[Andrew M. Kuchling]

On Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 11:45:16AM -0400, Greg Ward wrote:
>idea; all of a sudden, it's no longer enough to say, "You need Python
>1.6" to run this script/use this module, now you need to say, "You need
>Python 1.6 built with list comprehensions".  Ugh.

The same argument applies to --with-gc, though, since people might
write code that creates cycles and needs GC to run without leaking
like a sieve.  Making GC optional is still the right solution, though,
because its performance effects are still unknown and might be costly.

--amk