[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

[Eric Smith]

On 2/14/2011 5:15 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Giampaolo Rodolà wrote:
>
>> for me it should also fit one crucial requirement: it
>> should be *simple* and reflect the simplicity and "taste" of all other
>> stdlib modules, and to fulfill such a requirement I think Twisted
>> probably needs to be "adapted" a bit.
>
> My thoughts exactly -- from a bird's eye view, Twisted appears
> to be very far from simple. While there may be some good ideas
> to adopt from it, I suspect that finding them will require just
> as much careful thought as designing an API from scratch.

I find this hard to believe, given the brainpower behind Twisted and the 
willingness of the Twisted devs to help with this. Starting from scratch 
seems like a very bad idea.