Whoops, that was meant to go to the list. Sorry. On 03/02/2008, Brett Cannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But we need a solution, not a start. While the stdlib is bloated, it > is being trimmed down in Py3K already. If you want to trim more then > push for stuff to be removed on a module-to-module basis. But going > from "batteries included" to "batteries easily downloaded" is quite a > shift for Python.
Absolutely. For a nice example of a "worst case" scenario, I'm behind a corporate filewall which doesn't even let out HTTP except via the Windows APIs (Windows ISA proxy, or some such). I know there are workarounds for this, but that's not the point. Add to that no compiler available plus a restrictive corporate policy, and there's pretty much nothing that isn't in the core that would ever be "easily downloaded". I've no idea how representative I am, or what I might be representative of (:-)) but for some of us, a large core is a real benefit. Paul. _______________________________________________ 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
