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As someone who's had to make use of the pattern `_sentinel = object()` a
few times within stdlib code, I'd like to give a strong +1 for the proposal
to add a new `sentinel()` function. This is much more intuitive, easier to
look up, etc. From my experience, it's a common enough pattern to be well
worth the addition.

Thanks for the proposal, Tal. :)

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 4:14 AM Tal Einat <taleinat@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have prepared a PEP proposing adding a stdlib function for defining
> sentinel values. You can find the PEP here:
>
> https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0661/
>
> The discussion is happening in the discourse server:
>
> https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-661-sentinel-values/9126
>
> To avoid splitting the discussion, *please redirect your comments there*
> instead of replying to this thread.
>
> Have a nice week,
> - Tal Einat
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