[Python-Dev] PLY in stdlib (was cffi in stdlib)

[Michael Foord]

On 13 Jul 2013, at 07:41, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

> On 7/13/2013 12:10 AM, Eric Snow wrote:
>> 
>> On Feb 27, 2013 4:31 AM, "Michael Foord" <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk
> 
>> > +1 PLY is capable and well tried-and-tested. We used it in Resolver
>> One to implement a pretty large grammar and it is (in my opinion) best
>> of breed in the Python parser generator world. Being stable and widely
>> used, with an "available maintainer", makes it an ideal candidate for
>> standard library inclusion.
>> 
>> Is this still on the table?
> 
> Who is the maintainer and what is his opinion?


The maintainer is David Beazley and as far as I recall he has not expressed an opinion on this particular question. It would obviously need his agreement (and maintenance commitment) if it is to fly.

Michael

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