[Python-Dev] PEP 468

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I would be super excited for this feature, so if there's a reasonable
chance of it being picked up I don't mind doing the implementation work.


On Fri, Jun 10, 2016, at 11:54 AM, Eric Snow wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Émanuel Barry <vgr255 at live.ca> wrote:
> > As stated by Guido (and pointed out in the PEP):
> >
> > Making **kwds ordered is still open, but requires careful design and
> > implementation to avoid slowing down function calls that don't benefit.
> >
> > The PEP has not been updated in a while, though. Python 3.5 has been
> > released, and with it a C implementation of OrderedDict.
> >
> > Eric, are you still interested in this?
> 
> Yes, but wasn't planning on dusting it off yet (i.e. in time for 3.6).
> I'm certainly not opposed to someone picking up the banner.
> <wink-wink>
> 
> > IIRC that PEP was one of the
> > motivating use cases for implementing OrderedDict in C.
> 
> Correct, though I'm not sure OrderedDict needs to be involved any more.
> 
> > Maybe it's time for
> > a second round of discussion on Python-ideas?
> 
> Fine with me, though I won't have a lot of time in the 3.6 timeframe
> to handle a high-volume discussion or push through an implementation.
> 
> -eric