[Python-Dev] Small RFEs and the Bug Tracker

[Quentin Gallet-Gilles]

I consider a feature request something like asking a factorial method (
http://bugs.python.org/issue2138). As for the RFE, (from Wikipedia) "while
not technically a bug, it is often tracked in the same manner as a bug as it
represents a failure to meet expected behavior, or simply out of
convenience".

But on second thought, I realize I'm really splitting hairs here. It's not
worth treating them separately, I'm perfectly fine with the "feature
request" type :-)

Quentin


On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:36 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de>
wrote:

> > I agree, the name is a bit confusing when you're not used to it.
>
> Renaming it is easy. To the native speakers reading it: What should
> it be called? (please try to come up with something shorter than
> "request for enhancement")
>
> > Also I find that, by definition, RFE and feature requests are not
> > exactly the same. There's a thin line between a new feature and an
> > enhancement that is supposed to fill a gap/improve things. Should they
> > really be treated the same way ?
>
> I don't understand the difference. Can you please explain it? Are there
> features that are not enhancements (and if so, why would anybody request
> them), or are there enhancements which are not features? Are they
> entirely disjoint sets of things?
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
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