Fred Drake wrote: > On Mar 9, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Aahz wrote: >> This has been discussed before and rejected for two reasons: >> >> * Other Python implementations (Jython, PyPy, IronPython) may not be >> able to provide the same type implementations >> >> * Algorithmic information does sometimes change between versions, and >> keeping the docs updated is not trivial > > Also, given the significance of the constant factors and the fact that > these are significantly dependent, especially for containers, on the > objects passed in (either to be contained or tested), it's not clear > that it often makes sense to worry about at too detailed a level. > Common sense, knowledge of the interpreter, and experience are often > more valuable the easily-outdated documentation.
Fair enough but the fact is that this documentation already exists, at random locations unfortunately. Who would expect to find such valuable info in a rejected PEP (3128)! I will agree that experience and interpreter inside knowledge is most valuable for choosing the right structure, but isn't this too much for occasional python programmers? Thanks, Dimitris > > > -Fred > _______________________________________________ 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
