Re: gnulib-tool.py: Add a new GLFileTable class.

[Bruno Haible]

Collin Funk wrote:
> I've applied the following patch adding a GLFileTable class as
> discussed here:
> 
>     https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-04/msg00357.html

Thanks! Looks good.

> +class GLFileTable:
> +    '''The GLFileTable class stores file information for the duration of the
> +    operation being executed.'''
> +
> +    all_files: list[str]
> +    old_files: list[tuple[str, str]]
> +    new_files: list[tuple[str, str]]
> +    added_files: list[str]
> +    removed_files: list[str]

Interesting syntax. This makes the class easier to understand. You're welcome
to do the same thing with the other classes (except for GLError.message, which
is private to a single method).

> This syntax was introduced in Python 3.6 which is okay for our
> dependency on Python 3.7. For older versions they can be removed or be
> placed in comments [1]. I've gone with it since I imagine there will
> be bigger fish to fry by lowering the version dependency.

We are not going to lower the version dependency:
  - No one asked for it in the beta testing process since last week.
  - Python 3.6 (and even 3.7) is already end-of-life [1].

Bruno

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Python#Table_of_versions