[Python-Dev] Windows/Cygwin/MacOSX import (was RE: python-dev summary, 2001-02-01 - 2001-02-15)
Jeremy Hylton
jeremy at alum.mit.edu
Mon Feb 19 15:18:03 EST 2001
>>>>> "TP" == Tim Peters <tim.one at home.com> writes:
TP> [Michael Hudson]
>> ...
>> * Imports on case-insensitive file systems *
>>
>> There was quite some discussion about how to handle imports on a
>> case-insensitive file system (eg. on Windows). I didn't follow
>> the details, but Tim Peters is on the case (sorry), so I'm
>> confident it will get sorted out.
TP> You can be sure the whitespace will be consistent, anyway
TP> <wink>.
TP> OK, this one sucks. It should really have gotten a PEP, but it
TP> cropped up too late in the release cycle and it can't be delayed
TP> (see below).
It would be good to capture this in an informational PEP that just
describes what the policy is and why. If nothing else, it could be a
copy of Tim's message immortalized with a PEP number.
Jeremy
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