On 23/08/2017 22:06, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:04 AM, John Torakis <john.tora...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dark times... >> >> So is it a "case closed", or is there any improvement that will make it >> worth it to be an stdlib module? >> >> I mean, times have changed from 1995, and I am not referring to HTTPS >> invention. This is the reason that makes httpimport just tolerable >> security-wise. >> >> I'm talking about the need to rapidly test public code. I insist that >> testing code available on Github (or other repos), without the >> venv/clone/install hassle is a major improvement in my (and most sec >> researchers' I know) Python workflow. It makes REPL prototyping million >> times smoother. >> We all have created small scripts that auto load modules from URLs anyway. >> That's why I thought that this modules falls under the second category of >> 20.2.1 in https://docs.python.org/devguide/stdlibchanges.html (I did my >> homework before getting to mail in this list). >> >> So, if there is something that would make this module acceptable for stdlib, >> please let me know! I'd more than happily reform it and make it comply with >> Python stdlib requirements. > Why can't people just "pip install httpimport" to make use of it? Why > does it need to be in the stdlib? It doesn't, strictly speaking, *need* to be in stdlib. Of course it doesn't! Python is good enough without it. But, as it seems like it is a very big feature (to me at least), it feels right to be "officially" a Python feature. It feels right to be officially supported and not just another module, as it extends core import functionality. Just like zipimport does. Zipimport could just be a 3rd party module too. But it is in the core, and I can see why.
Anyway, I will post it to PyPI when I finalize Github support and extend the testing a little bit. I will then shoot a mail again and repropose the module when it reaches full maturity. > > ChrisA > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ Thank you all for your time! John Torakis _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
