[Python-ideas] Re: Communication on mailing lists [was: Add a __valid_getitem_requests__ protocol]

2020-02-27 Thread Brett Cannon
Rhodri James wrote: > I did not intend meanness. I absolutely did intend rebuke; at the time > Soni was one poorly worded post away from my killfile, and I had > seriously considered reporting several previous posts for CoC > violations. The only reason I didn't was that I was under the >

[Python-ideas] Re: Communication on mailing lists [was: Add a __valid_getitem_requests__ protocol]

2020-02-24 Thread Rhodri James
As the instigator here, I think it's my duty to clarify my intent on a few things. On 24/02/2020 08:49, Ethan Furman wrote: On 02/23/2020 03:01 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: But I am part of this community, and if I'm too scared to state my opinions for fear of retaliation, then I'm not really

[Python-ideas] Re: Communication on mailing lists [was: Add a __valid_getitem_requests__ protocol]

2020-02-24 Thread Paul Moore
On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at 08:52, Ethan Furman wrote: > In fact, when I first read Rhodri's post I thought it meant something along > the lines of: programming language -> pie in the sky perfection. Hence, it > is possible to be too terse. I feel that this discussion has got out of hand, and it