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[Python-Dev] PEP 351

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Sat Feb 11 22:18:59 CET 2006 
On Feb 11, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Alex Martelli wrote:

>
> On Feb 10, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>
>> [Guido van Rossum]
>>> PEP 351 - freeze protocol. I'm personally -1; I don't like the
>>> idea of
>>> freezing arbitrary mutable data structures. Are there champions who
>>> want to argue this?
>>
>> It has at least one anti-champion.  I think it is a horrible idea
>> and would
>> like to see it rejected in a way that brings finality.  If needed,
>> I can
>> elaborate in a separate thread.
>
> Could you please do that?  I'd like to understand all of your
> objections.  Thanks!

Better yet, add them to the PEP.

-Barry
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