What's missing from python?

[Skip Montanaro]

    Peter> Paul Rubin wrote:
    >> Python advertises a "batteries included" approach to the library
    >> which means it's supposed to include most of the stuff that users
    >> need, instead of making them download the stuff from random places.

    Peter> The 'batteries included' stuff is more a distribution / packaging
    Peter> issue than the standard library. At least coming from Tcl where
    Peter> we have a 'batteries included' distribution including all sorts
    Peter> of nice things.  However this does not mean that they are part of
    Peter> the standard library.

See:

    http://www.tcl.tk/cgi-bin/tct/tip/12.html

and search for "Frank Stajano".  My guess would be that Frank's paper got
the ball rolling for the "batteries included" concept in Tcl.

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