[Python-Dev] ElementTree in stdlib

[Steve Holden]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> At 06:19 PM 12/12/2005 -0700, Mike Brown wrote:
> 
>>Some authors of other libs may not even be aware that they could so
>>easily have their code whisked into stdlib, if it's solid enough.
> 
> 
> But here the definition of "solid enough" includes such credits as being 
> written by the primary author of CPython's implementations of Unicode and 
> regular expressions, and who can be reasonably be believed to be around to 
> support and maintain the package for some time.  I don't know who the "some 
> authors" you mention are, but those are pretty tough credentials to match, 
> as are the apparent popularity, Pythonicness, and performance of ElementTree.
> 
> I find it rather hard to believe that there's another XML library that 
> could have gotten through the approval process anywhere near as easily.
> 
This can be observed simply by looking at who posts to python-dev. 
Certainly we see input from Fredrik on a fairly regular basis, whereas 
others appear infrequently or not at all. Absence from python-dev can't 
really be seen as expressing any keenness at all for one's code to be 
included in the core. If the authors of code aren't bothered about its 
promotion to the core I hardly think anyone else should be.

regards
  Steve
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