Hi Bob and welcome,
Before we could even consider adding the sortedcontainers library to the
standard library, we would need to hear from the maintainer(s) of the
library that they agree to the move and would be able to continue
maintaining the library under our release schedule and backwards
compatibility guarantees.
Otherwise, you would need to find a core developer willing to
re-implement the containers and maintain them.
I don't want to discourage you, but even if the maintainer is
willing, we night not decide to add it. Every new feature, class and
function adds to the weight of learning Python, and the cost of
maintenance. We must balance that against the benefit, and only add
features where the benefits are greater than the costs.
Our decision making is usually very conservative, because we have strong
requirements for backwards-compatibility. Once we add something to the
stdlib, we can't easily change our mind and remove it again. So we
follow the Zen of Python:
>>> import this
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
[...]
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than *right* now.
Have you looked at the Python PEPs? If you are serious about pushing
this proposal, your first step should be to read PEP 1 and then browse
through the collection of successful and unsuccessful PEPs:
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/
--
Steve
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