[Python-Dev] ElementTree in stdlib

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> 
>> Some questions:
>>
>> * Are you going to contribute cElementTree as well ?
> 
> yes, but there are some build issues we need to sort out first (both pyexpat
> and cET link to their own copies of expat)

Great !

> we also need to figure out how to import the bundled version; should it be
> cElementTree, xml.etree.cElementTree, or just xml.etree.ElementTree
> (which would then fallback on the Python version if cElementTree isn't
> built) ?

If the semantics are identical I'd prefer the latter approach
of using the faster variant if possible.

>> * What was the motivation to not include the whole ElementTree
>>  package ?
> 
> this is a perfect time to get rid of some little-used stuff.  if there's enough user
> demand, we can always add a few more modules before 2.5 goes out of the
> door...

Ok.

>> * I'm missing the usual "Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement."
>>  in the copyright notices of the files:
>>
>>  http://www.python.org/psf/contrib.html
>>
>>  I assume that you'll add these, right ?
> 
> will fix.
> 
>> * How should users that want to use the latest and greatest
>>  (more recent) distribution directly from your site go about in
>>  their apps ? Using from...as contructs ?
> 
> from-import or import-as works fine

Thanks,
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Marc-Andre Lemburg
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