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[Python-ideas] Top 10 Python modules that need a redesign Was: Geo coordinates conversion in stdlib

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Sun Apr 5 09:32:05 CEST 2015 
Chris Barker writes:

 > Note also that a PEP does not need to be the first step.

Please do not feed the troll.  Anatoly's technical ideas can be
reasonably interesting, and as you see in the "datetime format"
subthread, can trigger useful discussion.

His ideas about workflow, however, are completely self-centered and
inappropriate for Python.  They do not deserve any more discussion in
public.  Already he has wasted many hours of several developers' time.
You're welcome to try again, but please keep it off-list until you
have some movement on his part to show.

Nor does he ever share any content with the community; historically he
has been a CLA refusenik.  (To be fair, he may have changed in the
interval since he was banned from the list and when the ban was
lifted, but he hasn't said so yet.)  Ironically enough, a PEP is about
the only thing he's willing to provide the necessary legal authority
to incorporate in Python!  (At least, I don't recall being asked for a
CLA to contribute to a PEP.)
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