[Python-Dev] Docs of weak stdlib modules should encourage exploration of 3rd-party alternatives

[Matt Joiner]

Thanks for the suggestions.
On Mar 14, 2012 12:03 PM, "Eli Bendersky" <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Rather than indicating apathy on the party of third party developers,
> this
> > might be a sign that core Python is unapproachable or not worth the
> effort.
> >
> > For instance I have several one line patches languishing, I can't imagine
> > how disappointing it would be to have significantly larger patches
> ignored,
> > but it happens.
> >
>
> A one-line patch for a complex module or piece of code may require
> much more than looking at that single line to really review. I hope
> you understand that.
>
> That said, if you find any issues in the bug tracker that in your
> opinion need only a few minutes of attention from a core developer,
> feel free to send a note to the mentorship mailing list. People
> sometimes come there asking for precisely this thing (help reviewing a
> simple patch they submitted), and usually get help quickly if their
> request is justified.
>
> Eli
>
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