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| Subject | Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it |
| Date | Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:03:51 +0100 |
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On 07/08/2012 11:13, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to request adding the module > > http://pypi.python.org/pypi/regex > > to Python's standard library in the (near) future or to even replace the > current 're' module by it. > > Personally I'm in need for fuzzy regular expressions and I don't see how > to do this easily and efficiently without this module. > > For a long term project I also need some "guarantee" that this > functionality will exist in future. > > So, is there a (formal) procedure for such a request or for initiating > some sort of vote on it? > > I know there is a "Benevolent Dictator" for Python. > Should I try to contact him personally? > > Many thanks for a hint, > > Helmut Jarausch > > RWTH Aachen University > Germany > My understanding is that the main stumbling block is there's no one committed to being the maintainer of the code. If that commitment is not made, and I belive it's required to be several (10?) years, then the code may never get into the standard library. I'll happily stand corrected if anyone knows any better. -- Cheers. Mark Lawrence.
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Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de> - 2012-08-07 10:13 +0000
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-08-07 13:15 +0200
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@skynet.be> - 2012-08-07 14:47 +0000
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-07 16:04 +0100
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-08-07 17:07 +0200
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-07 15:03 +0100
Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-08-07 13:45 -0400
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