On Apr 26, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > OK, forget it. I'll face the pitchforks. > > I'm disappointed though -- it sounds like we can never change anything > about Python any more because it will upset the oldtimers. >
No, you can not make a change which has a tiny (and arguably negative) advantage but large compatibility risks. Like it or not, Python is a stable, widely deployed program. Making almost arbitrary sideways changes is not something you can do to such a system without a lot of pushback. Breaking things requires (and *should* require) well thought out reasoning as to why the new way is actually better enough to justify the breakage. James _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
