Benjamin Peterson wrote: > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote: >> Some effort needs to be made to clear the standard library of -3 warnings. >> Running -3 on production code usually involves exercising library code so >> the useful result is obscured by Python complaining about itself. Since >> that use case involves the users own tests, I don't think the effort needs >> to be extended to our own unittest suite. But the rest of the library could >> likely benefit from a good -3 cleanup. > > Yes, indeed. We should make sure, however, that the changes in the 2.6 > libraries are the absolute minimum to get the job done. (I'm trying to > pretend like this isn't violating the prohibition on all-inclusive > overhauls in the stdlib.) > The prohibition is on *gratuitous* changes, basically along the lines of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". The stdlib is definitely broken if it raises warnings of that kind. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
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