[Python-Dev] Re: FIFO data structure?

[Jeremy Fincher]

On Sunday 20 April 2003 05:31 pm, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> I have to think about this more.  ATM I'm inclined to say that this is
> relatively uncommon, and it's not that hard to come up with an
> efficient implementation.  Python's philosophy about data types is
> that a few versatile data types (list, dict) get most the attention
> because they are re-usable in so many places.  When you get to other
> algorithms, there is such a variety that it's hard to imagine putting
> them all in the standard library; instead, it's easy to roll your own
> built out of the standard ones.

Aside from the efficiency improves, I like the self-documenting nature of 
using .enqueue and .dequeue methods instead of .append and .pop(0).  But I 
see your point.

> I know what this is, but I don't see the point.  I don't know who you
> are (don't think we've ever met) and I respond based on your words,
> not on who wrote them.  So what's the point?

I just had my client setup to sign messages automatically; I'll disable it :)

Jeremy