[Python-Dev] Inclusion of lz4 bindings in stdlib?

[David Mertz]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 2:55 PM Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com wrote:

> ... and some users need a single, unambiguous choice for the
> "official, complete" distribution. Which need the current stdlib
> serves extremely well.
>

Except it doesn't. At least not for a large swatch of users.

10 years ago, what I wanted in Python was pretty much entirely in the
stdlib. The contents of stdlib haven't changed that much since then, but MY
needs have.

For what I do personally, a distribution without NumPy, Pandas, Numba,
scikit-learn, and matplotlib is unusably incomplete. On the other hand, I
rarely care about Django, Twisted, Whoosh, or Sphinx. But some users need
those things, and even lots of supporting packages in their ecosystems.

What makes a "complete distribution?" It really depends on context. The
stdlib is an extremely good compromise, but it absolutely is a compromise.
I feel like there is plenty of room for different purpose-driven supersets
of the stdlib to make different compromises. Steve Dower lists 10 or so
such distros; what they have in common is that SOMEONE, decided to curate a
collection... which does not need any approval from the PSF or the core
developers.
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