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I think the standard library is great. It's good to know that there is a "batteries complete" library that you can really on, that won't change its API for year
by wisty 15y ago
I think the standard library is great. It's good to know that there is a "batteries complete" library that you can really on, that won't change its API for years. Being standard, it's well documented, well vetted, and lots of people know it.
There needs to be a wider repo, but pip / easy_install does that OK.
What does need to change - there needs to be more "library2" modules. urllib wasn't good enough, so they made "urllib2". Likewise, there's lots of old, outdated modules that could be supplanted.
- sitkack 15y agoBrian, you are completely wrong. The x2 modules need to go away. They are confusing, the "standard lib" is mostly shit. And it is fixed in time. If it were writing I would describe it as a, "hack, rambling, incoherent, amateur" piece of work. The usability of pip is abysmal. You don't even get usage by just typing "pip" with no arguments. Look at brew for direction. Python makes me sad.