[Python-Dev] PEP 413: Faster evolution of the Python Standard Library

[Matt Joiner]

I think every minor release should be fully supported. The current rate of
change is very high and there's a huge burden on implementers and
production users to keep up, so much so that upgrading is undesirable
except for serious enthusiasts.

Include just the basics and CPython specific modules in the core release
and version the stdlib separately. The stdlib should be supported such that
it can be installed to an arbitrary version of Python.

Better yet I'd like to see the stdlib become a list of vetted external
libraries that meet some requirements on usefulness, stability and
compatibility (PEP), that get cut at regular intervals. This takes the
burden away from core, improves innovation, allows for different
implementations, and ensures that the Python package management system is
actually useful.
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