[Python-ideas] A better (simpler) approach to PEP 505

[Giampaolo Rodola']

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 1:57 AM Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
>
> David Mertz schrieb am 23.07.2018 um 16:12:
> > The need addressed by PEP 505 is real; it's also MUCH more niche and
> > uncommon than something that would merit new syntax.  Moreover, the actual
> > legitimate purpose served by the PEP 505 syntax is easily served by
> > existing Python simply by using a wrapper class.
>
> The discussion so far made it clear to me that
>
> a) there is a use case for this feature, although I never needed it myself
> b) throwing new syntax at it is not the right solution
>
> Especially since there seem to be slightly diverging ideas about the exact
> details in behaviour. Since this can be done in form of a library, people
> should just drop it into a couple of competing libraries and let users
> choose what they like better in their specific situation. And since we
> already have a PEP now, let's continue to use it as a basis for discussion
> about how these libraries should best behave in general and what mistakes
> they should avoid.
>
> Stefan

+1
There is still no proof that such a programming pattern would be
widely used or is desirable in practice.
A library on PYPI could help clarifying that (and the PEP should mention it).

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