On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Eric Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I have this ready for checkin (with docs and tests). I'd like to get it >> in for this beta, since it does involved changed behavior, no matter how >> small ('1e+100' becomes '1E+100' with '%F'). But it relies on the >> platform's vsnprintf to do the right thing with 'F', so I'm worried >> about breakages on platforms I don't have access to. Resolving those >> issues might take a few days. >> >> Any advice on checking this in now, or waiting until after this beta is >> released? > > I recommend doing it after the release. It's unlikely to be exercised > much by the beta users so there's no real advantage. If you wait > until afterwards, then there is time to let the buildbots have a go > at it and reveal any cross-platform issues. > > Besides, Barry said something about getting meaner. > Would hate to find out what he meant the hard way ;-)
I'd advise the opposite -- check it in now. It's not going to break anything, and if it is, let's find out sooner rather than later. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com