>> He's referring to PEPs 518 and 517 [1], which indeed standardize on >> TOML as a file format for Python package build metadata. >> >> I think moving anything into the stdlib would be premature though – >> TOML libraries are under active development, and the general trend in >> the packaging space has been to move things *out* of the stdlib (e.g. >> there's repeated rumblings about moving distutils out), because the >> stdlib release cycle doesn't work well for packaging infrastructure. > > If I had the energy to argue it I would also argue against using TOML > in those PEPs. I personally don't especially care for TOML and what's > "obvious" to Tom is not at all obvious to me. I'd rather just stick > with YAML or perhaps something even simpler than either one.
This thread isn't about regretting past decisions but what makes sense given current realities though. / Anders _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
