We need PIGs :)

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Martin Marcher a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> having worked quite a bit with python in the last months (some Java
> before, and some C++ before that) I was very impressed by an idea the
> Java people had.
> 
> Explanation: the JSRs define how to implement certain services and or
> features in Java so that they can be reused. I haven't found such a
> thing for python yet.
> 
(snip)
> My idea was to define "Python Implementation Guidelines" (PIGs) that
> specify a problem formalize it enough so that implementations are
> interchangeable (in this example create a module that has an
> "authenticate(username, password)" method so that one could easily
> take that module for any given app and then authenticate against
> postgres, and also against my plaintext file (which was the original -
> quite useless - implementation).
> 
> Does that sound like a good idea or would that be over formalization?

The problem with Java is that it makes it very painfull to bridge two 
APIs together, while Python usually makes it a breeze (easy delegation, 
no dumb-ass psycho-rigid type system). So Java's solution 
(hyper-formalization) isn't necessary here.

Now there's something along this line - just much more useful and 
flexible IMHO - in Zope3 and Twisted. You may want to look at Zope's 
"Interfaces" for more infos on this, or to read this post by the BDFL:
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=155123

HTH