On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:06:21 -0500, Calvin Spealman <ironfro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 28, 2012 7:14 PM, <mar...@v.loewis.de> wrote: > >> > >> Why is readding u'' a feature and not a bug? > > > > > > There is a really simple litmus test for whether something is a bug: > > does it deviate from the specification? > > > > In this case, the specification is the grammar, and the implementation > > certainly doesn't deviate from it. So it can't be a bug. > > I don't think anyone can assert that the specification itself is immune to > having "bugs".
Yes, but specification bug fixes are new features :) --David _______________________________________________ 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
