[Python-Dev] Retrieve an arbitrary element from a set withoutremoving it

[geremy condra]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
>> P.S.  It is weird that this thread is gaining traction at the same
>> time as the moratorium thread.  Go figure :-)
>
> I'm beginning to think maybe adding a method to a built-in object type
> *should* fall under the moratorium.
>
> --
> --Guido van Rossum

Seems like any changes requiring support from uninvolved
developers should fall under the moratorium. If the proposal
is to add a set.get() function to the set API, then this clearly
falls under that heading.

Geremy Condra