This seems like a good idea to me, but what are the chances that something like this actually lands? I know Guido did not seem to like this approach (to put it mildly), although I'm not sure he still has veto power having stepped down as BDFL.
Also, the changes sound like a major version bump to me, but I doubt people want that to happen after Python 2 to 3...
I'm not sure Guido's argument was with the argument indicating some stdlib parts are outdated as the argument that new library features are not worth using because twisted wants to support python 2
Also, the changes sound like a major version bump to me, but I doubt people want that to happen after Python 2 to 3...