On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > Upfront people need to realize that we might have three argument > parsing libraries for a while, but it won't be forever. If we get > argparse accepted we would slowly deprecate at least optparse, if not > getopt (lat time I tried to ditch getopt for Python 3 some argued that > getopt supported stuff optparse didn't), out of the standard library > and toss them into PyPI for those who refuse to switch. The standard > library might not evolve a lot, but it isn't dead or in stone. > > But before this can happen, people need to have a general consensus > that I should bug Steven about contributing as it will require a PEP > from him. Steven already has commit privileges to maintenance from him > will not be a problem. > > So if you want this to actually happen and for me to start talking to > Steven just reply to this email w/ a vote. > > I am +0
More fuel for the pep(fire): http://blogg.ingspree.net/blog/2009/09/14/opster/ _______________________________________________ stdlib-sig mailing list stdlib-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/stdlib-sig
