[Python-Dev] Python 2.1 tasks

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Andrew Kuchling wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 05:29:55PM +0200, Moshe Zadka wrote:
> >Shouldn't we have a list of goals for [Python 2.1] or something? As a
> >first-order approximation, what PEPs are expected to be included? And,
> 
> Stuff I personally want to get done:
>   * Finish PEP 222, "Web Programming Improvements" and implement whatever
>     emerges from it.
> 
>   * Write a PEP on using Distutils to build the modules that come with
>     Python, and implement it if accepted.
> 
>   * Work on something CPAN-like.  This may or may not have repercussions for
>     the core; I don't know.

Most important for 2.1 are probably:

1. new C level coercion scheme
2. rich comparisons
3. making the std lib Unicode compatible

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