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Re: Procedure to request adding a module to the standard library - or initiating a vote on it

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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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