* separated values

[Steve Holden]

"Magnus Lie Hetland" <mlh at vier.idi.ntnu.no> wrote in message
news:slrna4c19m.2md.mlh at vier.idi.ntnu.no...
> In article <a22s44$dal$1 at panix3.panix.com>, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> >In article <mailman.1011123563.22800.python-list at python.org>,
> > <brueckd at tbye.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>I totally see how it'd be easier for you if it was in the std library,
but
> >>where do we stop? I for one have never needed a CSV parser beyond
> >>simple comma-separated stuff so adding this to the main distribution
would
> >>never benefit me. I use PIL and Numeric more, so shouldn't we include
them
> >>instead (licensing issues aside)? A CPAN solution is the only one
that'll
> >>work.
> >
> >Actually, it *would* make sense to include PIL and Numeric in the
> >standard distribution, IMO.
>
> I think so too. Pictures and numerics are nice to have. I think more
> people would use e.g. Numeric if it were part of the standard library,
> and that might lead to better (and faster!) Python programs out there.
>
Ultimately I think we are better off aiming to make it easy to incorporate
additional modules, a la ppm (?) or Siphon (?) rather than bloating. But
then, people used to run seven-user timesharing systems with 64k of memory,
so I guess "bloat" is a relative term.

It would be really nice if modules could be added the same way that the
Cygwin distribution adds packages. I'm hoping that's where Siphon is going
eventually, but I haven't had time to look it over yet.

regards
 Steve
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