* separated values

[Roman Suzi]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Oleg Broytmann wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 01:42:10PM +0000, Magnus Lie Hetland wrote:
> > Basically, what I'm wondering is whether it would be possible to add
> > such a beast to the standard library. It seems like a very natural
> > format to support, doesn't it?
>
>    I don't think so.
>
> > I mean, if we have ConfigParser, why
> > not csv?
>
>    May be, better way will be to remove ConfigParser? No kidding, I really
> mean it - why bload the library? Instead let us create Python CPAN and move
> modules there. I think even XML libraries should be removed from the
> standard lib.

I do not think XML needs to be removed. It's good to have it
with standard library. Not before CPyAN will become
operational and trustable.

Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi
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