New PEP: The directive statement

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <mailman.985414232.22176.python-list at python.org>,
Tim Peters <tim.one at home.com> wrote:
>[James_Althoff]
>> ok, how about:
>>
>> from  __readyOrNot__  import nested_scopes
>>
>> or perhaps,
>>
>> from  __likeItOrNot__  import nested_scopes
>
>[Aahz Maruch]
>> This is in some respects excessively flippant, but that very flippancy
>> calls attention to it.  I'm not going to push this idea, but I do think
>> it's worth considering.
>
>Aahz, "__future__" was intended to be flippant enough to get peoples'
>attention, and for some people that works (e.g., /F originally said "it
>makes me smile", which was half the point).  But the people offended by
>an ounce of irreverence aren't going to be happier with a full pound.

Yes, I understand.  But "__future__" isn't excessively flippant, so I
thought it might be worth considering pushing the flippancy factor even
higher.  Or not.  But this *is* Python, after all.
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