[Python-Dev] PEP 3148 ready for pronouncement

[Greg Ewing]

Brian Quinlan wrote:

> The good news in this case is that the same API has been used 
> successfully in Java and C++ for years so it is unlikely that any major 
> changes will need to be made.

That doesn't follow. An API that's appropriate for Java or
C++ is not necessarily appropriate for Python. Slavishly
copying an API from another language is often not the best
approach when designing an API for a Python module.

-- 
Greg