add TOML parser to standard library

[imomaliev]

Hi, I am sure this was suggested somewhere before, but I couldn't find any references. I think toml file parser should be part of standard library. I know there is discussions like https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-594-removing-dead-batteries-from-the-standard-library/1704. But toml is now official format for build system via pyproject.toml. So it is very odd that we have to use external tools to parse it. Also many tools like black already started using it as configuration file. I know that pyproject.toml wasn't intended for such usecase, but nonetheless it very well may be a centralised configuration file for many QA and dev tools like flake8, coverage etc.

I suggest creating pep for adding TOML to standard library

P.S. Wasn't sure that this is right place to bring this up. If not we could start discussion somewhere else

[pradyunsg]

👋

This isn't the right place for bringing up ideas for PEPs -- please bring it up on python-dev or https://discuss.python.org. Note that this has been discussed in the past as well, so please make sure you look at those discussions before restarting the conversation.

TBH, with my "TOML Core" member hat on, TOML isn't 1.0 yet (I'm tracking that at https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/projects/1). It's probably best to discuss adding it to the standard library after it's gotten to 1.0.

[encukou]

Actually, Discuss or python-ideas@python.org is the place to bring up ideas for Python, especially if you're new to the process. See the Contributing Guidelines.
(It's sometimes possible to skip -ideas and go directly to python-dev, but make sure you know the process and have a well-researched proposal in that case.)

I'll close the issue here.
If you decide to restart the discussion elsewhere, please add a link to the new place here :)

[pradyunsg]

Whoops - sorry for that mix-up @encukou!

[imomaliev]

@encukou @pradyunsg Thanks. Will write there

[Day0Dreamer]

https://discuss.python.org/t/adopting-recommending-a-toml-parser/4068/67