[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change

[Alex Martelli]

On Monday 08 April 2002 23:00, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > the concept of 'undefined behavior' is, I believe, known
> > widely enough to rely on it a bit, at least where the docs mention it).
>
> Tell that to the people who write L.append(1, 2, 3) despite that it
> was never documented. :-(

I do -- if and when I see that (haven't seen it in ages).  Technical
managers at development shops know about stuff "accidentally
working" and are more tolerant of bug-fixes against that than of
other backwards-compatibility breaks, in my experience.


Alex