[Python-Dev] PEP 246, redux

[Alex Martelli]

On 2005 Jan 12, at 16:49, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> [Phillip]
>> As for the issue of what should and shouldn't exist in Python, it 
>> doesn't
>> really matter; PEP 246 doesn't (and can't!) *prohibit* transitive
>> adaptation.
>
> Really? Then isn't it underspecified? I'd think that by the time we
> actually implement PEP 246 in the Python core, this part of the
> semantics should be specified (at least the default behavior, even if
> there are hooks to change this).

Very good point -- thanks Phillip and Guido jointly for pointing this 
out.


Alex