> Also, the peephole optimizer was developed before the AST branch was
> added to Python.  Constant folding more properly belongs at the AST
> level, not in the peepholer itself.  Our strategy is to move as much
> as possible into an AST optimizer and to stop building out the
> peephole optimizer.

Who is working on this "strategy"?
Until someone takes it to task to implement the "correct pattern", I
think iterative improvement of the peepholer is a reasonable thing.