On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:29:10 -0600, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Raymond L. Buvel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Mike Meyer wrote:
> >> PEP: XXX
> >> Title: A rational number module for Python
> > <snip>
> >
> > I think it is a good idea to have rationals as part of the standard
> > distribution but why not base this on the gmpy module
> > (https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmpy)? That module already provides
> > good performance. However, it does a few things that may not be good
> > ideas.
>
> It wraps a third party package, which can't really be added to the
> standard libraray. The documentation for a rationa number package in
> Python should include a pointer to gmpy with a note about performance.
>
This is not true. As evidence, see the following modules:
readline
_ssl
_tkinter
_curses, _curses_panel
dbm, gdbm, _bsddb
zlib
pyexpat
Not to mention the crazy, mega-platform specific modules like gl,
nis, fm, sgi, and more. Nor Python's tight dependency on another
third party library, libc. ;)
Note I am not advocating the use of gmpy (nor the avoidance of it),
simply pointing out that there is ample precedent in the standard
library for dependence on third party libraries.
Jp
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