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Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer pythonmembers.club <http://www.pythonmembers.club/> | github <https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ> Mauritius On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 9:57 AM Christopher Barker <python...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 1:18 AM Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer < > arj.pyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> Here is a draft after the stdlib module discussion >> <https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/thread/XSYEVRPJQUX7VBTPNIJMUFZQIZ7WLOQU/> >> . >> > > why don't you make a PR add this to: > > > https://github.com/PythonCHB/PythonListsSummaries/tree/master/source/python_ideas > > -CHB > > > >> >> Abstract >> ======= >> >> Proposal: Adding a stdlib module to the standard library >> >> Defining the stdlib >> ============== >> >> Would the stdlib module be OS-independent or not? A better approach would >> be to go along the standard modules as defined in the docs >> <https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html>. You get to know all >> modules within the stdlib, it even lists curses on windows (see benefit at >> 2. below) with info. But it does not let you access it if you want to use >> it when importing. Same for the third issue: >> >> The third issue is alternative Python implementations, discussed at >> concerns no.2. >> >> Advantages of having a stdlib module >> ============================= >> >> Below are some benefits of having such a module: >> >> - 1 Knowing what module can be imported without installing >> >> This can be useful for interactive learning. Like with the inbuilt >> builtins library, one get to know what builtins are there in Python, though >> it's not the lib's only use. In the spirit of the keyword module, it can >> also check if an import forms part of the std lib >> >> - 2 Check for accidental name collisions >> >> It might come in handy to check for python platform collisions. An >> intersection between their modules will do the job >> >> - 3 Namespaced imports >> >> import math >> >> could be used as >> >> stdlib.math >> >> to better distinguish. >> >> Concerns >> ======== >> >> - 1. Backward compatibility >> >> Python 4.0 codes might contain codes incompatible with previous versions >> >> - 2. Different standard modules >> >> If a Python implementation adds in a module, would codes implementing >> >> stdlib.fancy_lib >> >> on a diffrent platform not get broken? That is essentially the same as >> executing curses on windows or RPi on Raspberry Pi - Raspian. Just like RPi >> codes would not run on a windows, similarly, stdlib.fancy_lib would not run >> on the standard C implementation. >> >> >> Ideas and Implementations >> ==================== >> >> - Andrew Barnert implemented a version of stdlib >> <https://github.com/abarnert/stdlib> where you can import without having >> to imply where the module is meaning instead of from x.y import z, you do: >> from stdlib import z >> >> - Each implementation could hardcode the names of std modules which could >> be accessed by stdlib for listing and imports >> >> - Use what help('modules') uses i.e pkgutil.walk_packages minus 3rd party >> modules >> >> - This stdlib implemenation >> <https://github.com/jackmaney/python-stdlib-list> from Jack Maney >> essentially hardcodes the libs like here >> <https://github.com/jackmaney/python-stdlib-list/blob/master/stdlib_list/lists/3.7.txt> >> . >> >> - The real implementation is up to ... be implemented. >> >> Draft containing inputs from: >> >> Andrew Barnert >> Chris Angelico >> Christopher Barker >> Steve Barnes >> Steven D'Aprano >> >> -- >> Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer >> pythonmembers.club <http://www.pythonmembers.club/> | github.com >> <https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ> >> Mauritius >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ >> Message archived at >> https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/M5CHITS6XOAJBNAVNZV2NGQDG2BELNSP/ >> Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >> > > > -- > Christopher Barker, PhD > > Python Language Consulting > - Teaching > - Scientific Software Development > - Desktop GUI and Web Development > - wxPython, numpy, scipy, Cython >
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