[Python-Dev] Import: where's the PEP?

[Guido van Rossum]

> Having just slogged my way through the entire import thread so far, I've
> got to ask why nobody else has demanded a PEP before we go any further?
> There are too many competing proposals; we need a good summary of what
> design we're planning, plus a summary of why all other proposals are
> rejected.
> 
> I'm a very strong -1 on anything until there's a PEP.

Well, there's PEP 273 which only discusses a feature (import from zip
files) and an API (strings in sys.path that reference zip files).
The PEP stands (I pronounce it accepted if it helps).

But I agree that any API changes beyond that (either in C or in
Python) need more consideration, and a PEP would be fine.

BTW, it's curious to see the discussion follow the path of the sun
around the earth. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)