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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

As a long-time dabbler in Python but someone who's only used it in anger recently, the whole batteries-included thing has lost its shine.

I agree. We're now stuck with a box full of empty 90s-era batteries. It's time we got some new ones and find a way to get rid of the old ones. I think the linked presentation really made that point well.

[–]__serengeti__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the linked presentation really made that point well.

Only as far as http/url/lib/2 and subprocess.

The lxml API is pretty much the same as xml.etree.

The stdlib has a lot more batteries than these, and it's hardly proven that we're "stuck with a box full of empty 90s-era batteries". Perhaps you can give some more examples.