And Now For Something Completely Similar !!!

[Paul Prescod]

Robin Becker wrote:
> 
> Is it really required to put all extensions into one lump. I find it a
> bother to have to download huge files some of which I don't use. 

I think that two major virtues of the "batteries included" model are:

 * everything tested together -- no version skews

 * easy to find what you need

I can't see download size really overwhelming those factors. It's 1999
after all. Python only takes a few minutes to download even on a slow
modem!

 Paul Prescod