[Python-Dev] Synchronous and Asynchronous servers in the standard library

[Anthony Baxter]

Josiah Carlson wrote:
> A recent patch to offer an SMTP server (SocketServer derivative) sparked
> the below...
> 
> Question:
> Does we (and by 'we' I mean those in charge of developing Python) want
> to offer both asynchronous (deriving from asyncore, asynchat, etc.) and
> synchronous versions of server software in the standard library?

Personally, I think that encouraging anyone to develop new software on
top of asyncore/asynchat is a _terrible_ idea.

Anthony