John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was just thinking, since Python 3.0 is supposed to clean up a lot > of the unnecessary or redundant features of Python and make other > things more streamlined, does it seem to anyone that including > SQLite goes against this goal?
To my mind, "unnecessary or redundant" is more on the order of 'rfc822', since its functionality is now entirely superseded by 'email'. > This is just me thinking out loud, mind you, but it seems like > including a database module (especially one that many people won't > use in favor of MySQL or PostgreSQL, etc.) is weighing down the > standard library. Python's philosophy is also one of "batteries included". The module adds something useful to many people that doesn't currently exist in Python; but if it's not needed, a module that never gets imported won't weigh down a program. If the byte-count size of the standard library on disk is an issue for someone, Python is probably not the right choice for them. -- \ "My girlfriend has a queen sized bed; I have a court jester | `\ sized bed. It's red and green and has bells on it, and the ends | _o__) curl up." -- Steven Wright | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
