Am I the only one who would love these extentions? - Python 3.0 proposals (long)

[Terry Reedy]

"Paul Rubin" <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message
news:7xznf4jhi3.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com...
> I've been thinking for a while that Python could benefit from a
fork,
> that's not intended to replace Python for production use for any
group
> of users, but rather to be a testbed for improvements and extensions
> that would allow more concrete experiments than can be done through
> pure thought and the PEP process.  Most proposals for Python
> improvements could then be implemented and tried out in the
> experimental platform before being folded back into the regular
> implementation.

This is such a good idea that some of the developers, including Guido,
actually do this for some things in a non-distribution sandbox branch
of the CVS tree.  However, PyPy should make such experimentation
practically possible for more of us and much easier for almost
everyone.

TJR