I am tired of being the only blocker. So I withdraw my preference. Do what you all can agree on without me.
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Larry Hastings <la...@hastings.org> wrote: > > > The current tally of votes, by order of popularity: > > Side file: +6 > Buffer: +1.5 > Multiple buffers, Modified buffer, Forward buffer: +1 > Original: -5 > > > However, as stated, support for "side files" will not go in unless Guido > explicitly states that it's okay with him. He has not. Therefore it's not > going in. If you want this feature, take it up with our BDFL. I feel my > hands are tied. > > Second-best is all the buffer approaches, collectively. Since there was no > clear winner, I'm going to make the new default the "modified buffer" > approach, as that's the only one that does not require rearranging your code > to use. However, to encourage continued experimentation, I'm going to leave > in the configurability (at least for now), so people can keep experimenting. > Maybe we'll find something in the future that's a clear new favorite. > > As a stretch goal, I'd like to also add Zachary Ware's proposed "forward" > buffer, as a further concession to experimentation. It shouldn't be too > messy, but if it gets out of hand I'll back out of it. > > Finally, I'm going to add support for "presets" so you can switch between > original / modified buffer / buffer / forward buffer with just one > statement. (Multiple buffers doesn't need a different preset.) > > I'll also keep the line prefix (and add a line suffix too) and see if a > prefix of "/*clinic*/" helps. > > > /arry > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
