On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 10:33:24AM -0700, Andrew Barnert via Python-ideas wrote:

> If that is your long-term goal, I think you could do it in three steps.

I think the first step is a PEP. This is not a small change that can be 
just done on a whim.

> And of course after the first two steps you can proselytize for the 
> next one. If you can convince lots of people that they should care 
> about the choice more often and get them using the explicit functions, 
> it’ll be a lot harder to argue that everyone is happy with today’s 
> behavior.

If they need to be *convinced* to use the new function, then they don't 
really need it and didn't want it.



-- 
Steven
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