Re: [Python-3000] We should write a PEP on what goes into the stdlib

2006-06-19 Thread Guido van Rossum
I'm coming late to this, and am folding all my comments in a single email. Short version: Brett, please go ahead! Here are some comments. [Raymond] > There isn't a consistent ruleset that explains > clearly why decimal, elementtree, email, and textwrap were included > while Cheetah, Twisted, numpy

Re: [Python-3000] PEP 3101 update

2006-06-19 Thread Guido van Rossum
Hi Talin, Here's how I see it. The probability of this PEP being accepted doesn't really depend on whether that particular proposed feature is present. Given all possible proposed features, it's probably better to err on the side of exclusion -- a PEP like this is more likely to be rejected due t