[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib types.py,1.26,1.27

[holger krekel]

Kevin Jacobs wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2002, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> > I'm not.  You were the one who brought up maybe deprecating it.   If it's
> > not going to be deprecated I see no reason it should not provide names for
> > all the builtin types.
> 
> Pointless semantic arguments aside, I agree with Skip.  I don't care how
> many other ways we provide to spell types: until the types module is
> depricated, I do not see why it should be intentionally broken by not
> covering all builtin types (unless thus breaking the module is a slimy way
> of encouraging its deprication, in which case I will object on procedural
> grounds).

+1

 holger