... [Raymond] >> Even then, we need to drop the concept of having the flags as counters >> rather than booleans.
[Georg Brandl] > Yes. Given that even Tim couldn't imagine a use case for counting the > exceptions, I think it's sensible. That's not it -- someone will "find a use" for anything. It's unfortunate that we used a dict with counts because the /standard/ we're trying to meet requires no such thing, and clearly had a "pile of on/off bits" model in mind. Extending a standard without strong need creates problems (for example, this one <0.5 wink>). _______________________________________________ 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
