[Python-Dev] collections.sortedtree

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen at xemacs.org> wrote:
> This is at least some convenience for *all*
> users, and a near necessity for some strictly controlled environments.
> In the latter, the "gatekeeper" is all too likely to say "PyPI?  Bring
> us a CTO signoff that 'this module is essential', or forget it".

Don't forget, of course, that there is a middle ground. Something
that's really REALLY awesome on PyPI but isn't in the stdlib might be
packaged by various Linux distros. If you use Debian, typing
"apt-cache pkgnames python-" (or using tab completion on an "apt-get
install") will show you a veritable ton of packages, many of which are
originally off PyPI. Even if you don't actually use that distribution,
it might be worth telling the gatekeeper that Debian and/or Red Hat
have indicated trust for some particular version of some particular
package, which might help get over that hump. But it's still going to
be a much bigger hump than "it's in CPython 3.4".

ChrisA