Guido rethinking removal of cmp from sort method

[harrismh777]

Terry Reedy wrote:
>
> So why is there a problem with cmp? Because there are people who want
> most of the changes that break your rules, but not this particular one.

Sadly, Terry, there may be some truth in there.

Often folks whine about this or that, and they have absolutely no reason 
(or konwledge) upon which to base their whining, and often the rants are 
based in petty jealousy or abstract foolishness.

Please, don't let those morons keep you from seeing my point of view, 
nor from trying to understand where some of your reasonable clients are 
basing their opposition. I'm a scholar, a software design engineer (IBM 
for twenty-five years), and a joyful hacker with enough playful smarts 
to at least be entertaining. Bottom line, I care.

kind regards,

m harris