[Python-ideas] issubclass(collections.OrderedDict, collections.Sequence)

[Guido van Rossum]

For me, the main problem is that time and again you responded to very
precise questions with vague answers.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Ram Rachum <ram at rachum.com> wrote:

> I'm sorry that I offended. I didn't mean to imply anything about anyone's
> intelligence by saying "I don't see what the problem is", I was just saying
> I don't see what the problem is, and if I someone sees a problem I didn't,
> I'll be happy to have it pointed out to me so we can discuss it, and if the
> other person agrees that there isn't a problem, we can move on.
>
> I implemented classes for this in my project and I'll see whether it's
> useful (I'm already getting the feeling that a `DefinitelyUnordered` base
> class is more useful as it's easier to capture the unordered than the
> ordered.) If it proves useful, I'll write back and if there'll be interest
> to put something like this into Python, that'll be cool.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>
>> On 10/07/2014 12:00 AM, Ram Rachum wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Use case not relevant enough for you?
>>>
>>
>> No, your attitude stinks -- or maybe it's just your communication style.
>>
>> Phrases such as, "I don't see what the problem is" does not credit
>> anybody else with intelligence, or we would also 'not see what the problem
>> is", right?  But we are not you, don't have your experience, aren't writing
>> your software, and most of us will not see your issues unless you explain
>> them thoroughly.
>>
>> "This would be cool" is not a thorough explanation, does not list
>> use-cases, provides no list of pro's and con's, and provides no evidence
>> that you have thoroughly thought through your proposal.
>>
>> At least, that's my take on the matter.
>>
>> --
>> ~Ethan~
>>
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