Re: [Python-Dev] Dead modules

2010-05-25 Thread Nick Coghlan
(Sending again - I didn't mean to drop python-dev from the cc list when I originally sent this via the gmail web interface) On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Dirkjan Ochtman dirk...@ochtman.nl mailto:dirk...@ochtman.nl wrote: Right, it wasn't intended as that harsh... but it does come with

[Python-Dev] Dead modules

2010-05-23 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Sun, 23 May 2010 12:43:57 +0200 Dirkjan Ochtman dirk...@ochtman.nl wrote: In general, this reminds me of the ipaddr discussions. I read through the thread from March real quick to see if there was reasoning there why this package should be an exception from the normal standards track

Re: [Python-Dev] Dead modules

2010-05-23 Thread Dirkjan Ochtman
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 12:51, Antoine Pitrou solip...@pitrou.net wrote: I disagree that a stdlib module is a dead module. It is perfectly possible to augment the API with new functionality without breaking compatibility. You can also deprecate old APIs if you want. Right, it wasn't intended