[stdlib-sig] tk package added to PEP 3108

[Fred Drake]

On Feb 24, 2008, at 4:58 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> I think that essential things like the email package should
> be part of the standard library.
>
> Non-essential things like e.g. the tk package or the audio/image/etc.
> libs can well be separated out into stand-alone packages.

What's essential is a judgement call.  You & I would draw the line in  
different places.

Things that are tightly coupled with the Python runtime do seem to  
belong in the standard library.  A feature that I hear requests for  
frequently that would be tightly coupled would be deferred imports.

> They may still be supported and maintained by the PSF, but
> getting them would require an extra install step.

I think supported & maintained by the PSF is fine; I'm not in favor of  
throwing out useful packages.

> In any case, I agree that putting energy into such an effort is
> better spent elsewhere.


Interestingly, I didn't see either myself or Brett say anything like  
this.  I only said I don't have the time to champion such an idea, not  
that I had anything else to do (there's work, there's family, and  
then... I'm wiped out).


   -Fred

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