On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 11:52 AM Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 5:45 AM Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> > wrote: > >> I don't think this really works. A PEP has to present a consistent >> view of the world, and works as a cohesive whole. Arguments against a >> PEP don't form a PEP in themselves, they don't need to be consistent >> with each other; they merely oppose a particular set of propositions. >> So an "anti-PEP" would not be anything like a PEP; it would just be a >> list of assorted arguments. >> > > I agree, and that's what the Rejected Ideas section is supposed to capture. > When I read the description of Rejected Ideas in PEP 1, it seems like it's more for ideas that have been rejected that are still in line with the overall PEP / motivation. It seems like what Mark is suggesting would fit better in a separate "Arguments Against" section. I guess it would be possible to include "reject the PEP" as a rejected idea or each individual argument against as its own rejected "idea," but it would seem a little weird to me to organize it that way. I do see that PEP 1 says about the Rationale section: The rationale should provide evidence of consensus within the community and > discuss important objections or concerns raised during discussion. But what Mark is suggesting might be too large for the Rationale section. --Chris > If a PEP is not keeping a record of what is discussed, including opposing > views which the PEP is choosing not to accept, then that's a deficiency in > the PEP and should be fixed. And if people feel their opposing view was not > recorded properly, then that should be brought up. > >
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