>> On one hand I agree that ET should be emphasized since it's the better >> API with a much faster implementation. But I also understand Martin's >> point of view that minidom has its place, so IMHO some sort of >> compromise should be reached. Perhaps we can recommend using ET for >> those not specifically interested in the DOM interface, but for those >> who *are*, minidom is still a good stdlib option (?). > > > If you can, go ahead and write a patch saying something like that. It should > not be hard to come up with something that is a definite improvement. Create > a tracker issue for comment. but don't let it sit forever. > >
A tracker issue already exists for this - http://bugs.python.org/issue11379 - I see no reason to open a new one. I will add my opinion there - feel free to do that too. > Since the current policy seems to be to hide C behind Python when there is > both, I assume that finishing the transition here is something just not > gotten around to yet. Open another issue if there is not one. > I will open a separate discussion on this. Eli _______________________________________________ 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