Re: [Python-Dev] Add from __experimental__ import bla [was: Should we move to replace re with regex?]

2011-08-27 Thread exarkun
On 07:57 pm, digitalx...@gmail.com wrote: In the thread about replacing re with regex someone mentioned adding to __future__ which isnt a great idea as future APIs are already solidified, they just live there to give developer time to adapt their code. The idea of a __experimental__ area is good

Re: [Python-Dev] Add from __experimental__ import bla [was: Should we move to replace re with regex?]

2011-08-27 Thread Victor Stinner
Le samedi 27 août 2011 21:57:26, Dj Gilcrease a écrit : > The idea of a __experimental__ area is good for any pep's or > stliib additions that are somewhat controversial (API isnt agreed on, > code may take a while to integrate properly, developer wants some time > to hash out any edge case bugs or

[Python-Dev] Add from __experimental__ import bla [was: Should we move to replace re with regex?]

2011-08-27 Thread Dj Gilcrease
In the thread about replacing re with regex someone mentioned adding to __future__ which isnt a great idea as future APIs are already solidified, they just live there to give developer time to adapt their code. The idea of a __experimental__ area is good for any pep's or stliib additions that are s