PEP 3131: Supporting Non-ASCII Identifiers

[Stefan Behnel]

René Fleschenberg schrieb:
> Gregor Horvath schrieb:
>> René Fleschenberg schrieb:
>>
>>> today, to the best of my knowledge. And "in some form or another"
>>> basically means that the PEP would create more possibilities for things
>>> to go wrong. That things can already go wrong today does not mean that
>>> it does not matter if we create more occasions were things can go wrong
>>> even worse.
>> Following this logic we should not add any new features at all, because
>> all of them can go wrong and can be used the wrong way.
> 
> No, that does not follow from my logic. What I say is: When thinking
> about wether to add a new feature, the potential benefits should be
> weighed against the potential problems. I see some potential problems
> with this PEP and very little potential benefits.
> 
>> I love Python because it does not dictate how to do things.
>> I do not need a ASCII-Dictator, I can judge myself when to use this
>> feature and when to avoid it, like any other feature.
> 
> *That* logic can be used to justify the introduction of *any* feature.

*Your* logic can be used to justify dropping *any* feature.

Stefan