But why?

Posted Jul 20, 2018 9:30 UTC (Fri) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
In reply to: But why? by tialaramex
Parent article: Python post-Guido

"What would be the negative consequences of PEP 572 taking twelve months, or five years to search for consensus ? Other than those in favour didn't want to wait?"

It raises the possibility of "filibuster" and the language getting stuck/obsolete.