[Python-Dev] syntax change justification

[Nick Coghlan]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> Jim Jewett wrote:
>> Nick Coghlan's explanation of what justifies a syntax change (most of
>> message
>> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2008-October/082831.html )
>> should probably be added to the standard docs/FAQs somewhere.
> 
> I agree that this was a helpful explanation.  A link to the original
> would be easy to add now.

A link from either the dev FAQ (like the one to Raymond's School of Hard
Knocks) or from PEP 1 (PEP Purpose and Guidelines) might work, but I
will leave it to others to decide whether it is worth linking to or not :)

Cheers,
Nick.

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