On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 12:51, Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > I disagree that a stdlib module is a dead module. It is perfectly > possible to augment the API with new functionality without breaking > compatibility. You can also deprecate old APIs if you want.
Right, it wasn't intended as that harsh... but it does come with a rather impressive set of constraints in terms of what you can do with the API. Cheers, Dirkjan _______________________________________________ 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