[Python-Dev] Breaking undocumented API

Thu Nov 11 00:10:21 CET 2010

On 11/10/2010 01:33 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>> On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:47 AM, Michael Foord wrote:
>>>>> So it is obvious that we don't have a clearly stated policy for what defines the public API of standard library modules.
>>>> How about making this explicit (either pep 8 or our developer docs):
>> I believe the point of Guido's email was that it is a situation dependent judgment call and not readily boiled down to a set of rules for PEP 8.

The way I read Guido's email is that it is a situation dependent judgment 
call for those cases that aren't clear.
I think what Micheal is trying to say is for us to agree on some things so 
we can go forward with a little more clarity.
Cheers,
 Ron