[Python-Dev] PEP 407 / splitting the stdlib

[Eric Snow]

On Jan 19, 2012 9:28 AM, "Bill Janssen" <janssen at parc.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure how much of a problem this really is.  I continually build
> fairly complicated systems with Python that do a lot of HTTP networking,
> for instance.  It's fairly easy to replace use of the standard library
> modules with use of Tornado and httplib2, and I wouldn't think of *not*
> doing that.  But the standard modules are there, out-of-the-box, for
> experimentation and tinkering, and they work in the sense that they pass
> their module tests.  Are those standard modules as "Internet-proof" as
> some commercially-supported package with an income stream that supports
> frequent security updates would be?

This is starting to sound a little like the discussion about the
__preview__ / __experimental__ idea.  If I recall correctly, one of the
points is that for some organizations getting a third-party library
approved for use is not trivial.  In contrast, inclusion in the stdlib is
like a free pass, since the organization can rely on the robustness of the
CPython QA and release processes.

As well, there is at least a small cost with third-party libraries for
those that maintain more rigorous configuration management.  In contrast,
there is basically no extra cost with new/updated stdlib, beyond upgrading
Python.

-eric

>
> Perhaps not.  But maybe that's OK.
>
> Another way of doing this would be to "bless" certain third-party
> modules in some fashion short of incorporation, and provide them with
> more robust development support, again, "somehow", so that they don't
> fall by the wayside when their developers move on to something else,
> but are still able to release on an independent schedule.
>
> Bill
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