On 5/29/2010 6:39 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
It is not the product of oversight.
I am actually glad, in a sense, that it was not casual whim. ;-)
I do not like the change, since it moves streams back further away from
Python's sequence model, but I withdraw the request for reversion in 3.1.3.
I will add further comments on the docs to the issue.
What it does teach us is that Python 3.1 sees some real use,
It is an odd 'coincidence' that the method changed was one of the only
two stdlib methods I have used so far used directly. But with enough
users, such happens.
What it teaches *me* is that before I install another release, I should,
as planned, automate the running of all module tests together so I can
easily test everything before and after a new installation.
When I do release sample chapters and code, I will try to remember to
specify the version and platform I tested with.
we have entered a phase where backwards compatibility will become as
important as it was in the 2.x line.
I have assumed that there might be a few stdlib API tweeks in 3.2 -- and
that they would be well announced.
Terry Jan Reedy
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