I don't think a consensus has been reached on any of these. My votes:
- generic functions: no - interfaces: no, but I'd like to work on ABCs instead - metaclass syntax: I'd like to see your PEP --Guido On 3/7/07, Talin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Going back in this list, I see a number of issues which were discussed > at length, but there is no corresponding PEP. I realize that in some > cases, this is because no actual consensus was reached. > > In any case, I would like to know, what is the current status of the > following issues: > > -- Generic Functions > -- Interfaces > -- Metaclass syntax > > It's not my intention to start a big thread about these - anyone who > wants to can go back and read the old discussions. I mainly would like > to know: > > 1) Was there a final pronouncement, or at least a rough consensus on > either of these? If so, what was it? > 2) Should these have PEPs? (Even if solely for purposes of rejection?) > 3) If they are not ready for PEPs, should the discussions be > restarted on Python-ideas? > > In order to prevent a major thread, I would suggest that any response > that is not a direct answer to one of the above questions should be > moved to python-ideas. Specifically, I'd like to avoid any discussion of > the *merits* of the ideas themselves, or alternative solutions - let's > limit the comments to just talking about their *status*. > > And if you need someone to write those PEPs, I can do it - but I'll need > some help on the first two in order to understand all of the sides of > the controversy. The third one is pretty easy. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
