On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:00:10 +0100, Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:38:43 +0100 > brett.cannon <python-check...@python.org> wrote: > > + > > +Adding to a pre-existing module > > +------------------------------- > > + > > +If you have found that a function, method, or class is useful and you > > believe > > +it would be useful to the general Python community, there are some steps > > to go > > +through in order to see it added to the stdlib. > > + > > +First is you need to gauge the usefulness of the code. Typically this is > > done > > +by sharing the code publicly. > > Actually, most feature requests get approved without this intermediate > step. So I would suggest directing people to the tracker instead. > Only very large or controversial additions usually get refused on these > grounds.
A new contributor isn't in general going to know when a small change is controversial without asking *somewhere*, be it a mailing list or the tracker. Searching the tracker to make sure it hasn't already been proposed and rejected is, of course, a good idea. Perhaps the 'search the tracker' advice is worth repeating in this specific context. -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.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
