RFC: drop the lambda_solid API

[mgasner]

The idea behind this API is that it smooths onboarding, but I think it's arguably more complicated to have it -- the front-end of the learning curve is very steep & adding any more concepts at the start isn't helping us.

[sryza]

I think this is a good idea.

[schrockn]

agreed. is there a good way to warn when someone uses a top-level import as opposed to dotting into something? Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/[email protected] )

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:58 PM, Sandy Ryza < ***@***.*** > wrote: I think this is a good idea. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub ( #3132 (comment) ) , or unsubscribe ( https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AG3IK6K5G62PV4DY2HSNWETSL5KPHANCNFSM4S2KR62A ).

[mgasner]

i doubt it, i think we would need to hook into the import system which is quite invasive

[mgasner]

at a minimum i think we would need to edit sys.meta_path or equivalent in the top level __init__.py before importing anything ourselves... very ugly and potentially dangerous

[schrockn]

yeah maybe we can just put a blanket warning in the constructor warning that it will no longer be a top level import and be clear about how to disable. Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/[email protected] )

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 5:04 PM, mgasner < ***@***.*** > wrote: at a minimum i think we would need to edit sys.meta_path or equivalent in the top level __init__. py ( http://__init__.py/ ) before importing anything ourselves... very ugly and potentially dangerous — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub ( #3132 (reply in thread) ) , or unsubscribe ( https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AG3IK6PZO2BIELYVVG7KHSDSL5ZHFANCNFSM4S2KR62A ).

[mgasner]

or we could have them be two different identical objects with the same name, and put the warning on one of them

[mgasner]

lol

[mgasner]

Hm, is the idea that we would also commit to maintain the dotted import? Or that this would become an internal API subject to change.