[Python-Dev] PEP-0218

[Moshe Zadka]

Well, another proof of the bugs in the PEP process -- my remarks were
lost, so I'll send them here.

Let me note that almost everything Greg Wilson wants to do can be done
via a Python class implementing a set using a dictionary mapping to None.
Almost?

* No builitin syntax: import Set;Set(1,2,3) instead of {1,2,3}
* Convertors: if we want list/tuple to have a semblance of efficiency,
  we'll need to cache the element list as a list when accessed by
  index.
* Two different constructors: set() for building from sequence, Set()
  for building from elements. Might be confusing.
* Only possible elements of a set are immutables. OTOH, I'm not sure
  how Greg intends to implement his sets if these sets are allowed 
  to contain mutable elements. 


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