On Jan 6, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Oleg Broytmann wrote: > On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 11:12:43PM +0000, Paul Moore wrote: >> If we want a "guaranteed-stdlib" package form, we should probably >> have >> a top-level package, "std" or whatever. > > py. > >> That notion has, I believe, >> been shot down before (no time to look up references now). > > Mr Van Rossum has spoken against it many times. > > Now I think - if we don't want a separate Python's top-level > namespace > may be we should think about a separate top-level non-Python's (3rd > parties') namespace?
I think some things make sense to move some things into a common namespace: hashlib, email, xml et al... I also think there are probably other candidates for similar grouping and cleanup, but I don't have a well thought out set. (db, url??, zip??); and I think it is happening, albeit slowly. > With it we could have database.sqlite (Python's > sqlite) and user.database.sqlite (a newer version); and by doing > import > database.sqlite you know exactly what version you are importing. At first blush I am +1 for a third party or non stdlib namespace; user is already a module though. Other ideas: sitepkg, addon, extra, ext But then what of packages that are already namespaced? It would be tedious to; from sitepkg.zope.app.interface import SomeThing So while I like the idea, I think I am against wedging everything into namespaces just for the sake of it; at the end of the day I think I am -1 on *requiring* it. Additionally, I have only been reading this list for a week or so and feel a little like I may be injecting a novice and poorly formed opinion into a discussion that has been ongoing for years. Please pardon my ignorance if this is the case. ~ro > Oleg. > -- > Oleg Broytmann http://phd.pp.ru/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN. > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/reed% > 40reedobrien.com _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
