RE: [Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-03-03 Thread Raymond Hettinger
> Nick Coghlan writes: > > I'm actually half-tempted to suggest that [map, filter and reduce] > should be > > aliased in the functional module for 2.5 (in addition to being in > builtins - > ala > > the contents of the exceptions module). > > Well, I think it's a good idea, so I'll formally propos

RE: [Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-03-03 Thread Michael Chermside
Nick Coghlan writes: > I'm actually half-tempted to suggest that [map, filter and reduce] should be > aliased in the functional module for 2.5 (in addition to being in builtins - ala > the contents of the exceptions module). Well, I think it's a good idea, so I'll formally propose it! Let's alias

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-03-01 Thread Nick Coghlan
Steven Bethard wrote: (I'm also secretly hoping that map, filter, reduce, etc. will be moved to the functional module in the future, maybe in Python 3.0. But that's probably just my love for list comprehensions and generator expressions speaking.) ;-) Given Guido's stated desire to get rid of thos

RE: [Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-02-28 Thread Raymond Hettinger
[Peter Harris] > I look forward to the day when I can just use it. You PEP is marked as final. The code has been checked in to CVS and will be in Py2.5. Congrats, Raymond Hettinger ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.pyt

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-02-28 Thread Steven Bethard
Peter Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, I sympathise with anyone who feels unhappy about a new module > just for what amounts to one function. Well, since it seems that the emphasis in Python development is now moving more towards expanding the standard library, a module that has only o

[Python-Dev] Re: [Python Dev] PEP 309

2005-02-28 Thread Peter Harris
Overall, I have no major objections to the PEP or the patch. Before it goes in on auto-pilot, it would be darned nice if the proponents said that they've found it helpful in real code and that they are satisfied with the timings. I guess "darned nice" is the best you can hope for. Not sure i