Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies"

From	Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies"
Date	2014-11-24 11:37 +1300
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Chris Angelico wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, why does the stdlib need modules for
> manipulating .wav and other sound files, but we have to go to PyPI to
> get a PostgreSQL client?

I suspect it's mainly for historical reasons. The wave
module has been around since the very early days of
Python when the stldib was smaller and the barrier
to entry was lower. By today's standards, it probably
wouldn't make it in.

-- 
Greg

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PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-15 21:01 -0800
  Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-16 16:16 +1100
  Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 10:14 +1000
    Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 11:31 +1100
    Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-20 19:53 -0800
      Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-21 04:26 -0600
        Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 07:52 -0800
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-21 10:12 -0600
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 10:42 -0700
      Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-11-21 06:32 -0500
      Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 08:33 -0700
        Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 10:24 -0800
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 05:34 +1100
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 12:05 -0700
            Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 12:29 -0800
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 15:54 -0700
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 12:23 -0700
            Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 14:25 -0800
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 15:21 -0800
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 10:52 +1100
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 17:07 -0800
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 13:36 +1100
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 02:27 -0700
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-11-21 16:33 -0800
                Import a module from a specific file path (was: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies") Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-22 11:37 +1100
                Re: Import a module from a specific file path Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-22 08:28 +0200
                Re: Import a module from a specific file path (was: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies") Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 13:32 +1100
                Re: Import a module from a specific file path Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-22 17:46 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 17:32 -0700
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-21 17:48 -0800
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-11-21 15:38 -0500
        Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-22 23:25 +1100
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-23 00:00 +1100
            Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-23 17:30 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-11-22 22:44 -0800
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-23 17:56 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-23 17:59 +1100
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external   dependencies" Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-11-24 11:37 +1300
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-23 22:25 -0800
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 17:34 +1100
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-11-24 10:34 +0000
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 08:51 -0800
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-11-24 12:06 -0500
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com> - 2014-11-24 17:07 +0000
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-11-24 19:08 +0200
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 09:38 -0800
                Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 15:34 -0700
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-11-23 18:43 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-23 18:51 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-11-23 11:23 -0500
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-11-24 03:36 +1100
          Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-22 15:27 -0600
            Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-23 12:00 +1100
              Re: PyWart: "Python's import statement and the history of external dependencies" Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-11-22 19:33 -0600

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