There's also the "Experts index" in the devguide:
https://devguide.python.org/experts/#expertsBest, Alex
Original message From: Skip Montanaro
Date: 29/03/2022 22:36 (GMT+00:00) To: "Eric V.
Smith" Cc: Python Dev Subject:
[Python-Dev] Re: Are "Batteries Included" still a G
I'm +1 on disallowing strings specifically. The unexpected behaviour that
ensues if you try to iterate over a class's slots is a footgun that I've
trodden on a few times, and it's always been annoying.
But I don't see any particular reason to disallow any other kind of iterable,
and I'm definit
Nikita found a very real (and slightly embarrassing!) bug in a patch I wrote
for the enum module a few months back, due to his efforts to improve test
coverage. And there is an entire section of the DevGuide devoted to "Improving
test coverage", stating that PRs such as the ones Nikita has been
I'll join Christopher Barker and Chris Angelico in voicing scepticism --
personally, I feel like I'm yet to be persuaded that the use case is strong
enough. sortedcontainers is a wonderful package, and I would completely
support a prominent link to the library in the Python documentation. But
the u
