David Lyon <david.l...@preisshare.net> writes: > The counter argument for 'cloning' the linux packaging system is that > most of the representations come from a C perspective. Because of the > fact that Linux is predominantly a C product. > > Since Python isn't C, and doesn't come from C, then one could argue > that using short-hand or high level notation is more in keeping with > the character of python.
Even if that were true (and it's not at all clear that “Python does not come from C”), that's a classic “not invented here” (NIH) argument. NIH is widely regarded as a very poor reason to reject something that works. The dependency declarations are *not* Python language syntax, and there is no need to consider Python language syntax in defining them. -- \ “When we talk to God, we're praying. When God talks to us, | `\ we're schizophrenic.” —Jane Wagner, via Lily Tomlin, 1985 | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ 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
