[Python-Dev] collections.sortedtree

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Nick Coghlan writes:

 >  On 27 Mar 2014 07:02, "Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote:
 >> Actually, the first step is publish it on PyPI, the second is to
 >> get a fair number of happy users there. The bar for getting something
 >> included into the stdlib is pretty high

 > The "why not a third party module?" bar also got a fair bit higher
 > with Python 3.4 - by bundling pip, we have deliberately made third
 > party modules easier to consume, thus weakening the convenience
 > argument that applies to stdlib inclusion.

Maybe.  That depends on if you care about the convenience of folks who
have to get new modules past Corporate Security, but it's easier to
get an upgrade of the whole shebang.  I don't think it's ever really
been resolved whether they're a "typical case that won't go away" or a
special group whose special needs should be considered.

Steve