Hi Barry, That looks very interesting...
So does that mean we could update the stdlib for a given python version using this ? David > I've just updated the Launchpad mirrors for the 4 active Python branches, > trunk, py3k, 2.6, and 3.1. These used to mirror the defunct Bazaar > branches > on code.python.org but it's probably been 7 months or so since those were > regularly updated. Now the Launchpad branches sync against the read-only > Subversion branches at http://svn.python.org, so they should remain > up-to-date > (within the re-sync timeframe of about 4 hours). > > This means you can once again use Bazaar to get local branches of Python, > and > you can of course push your own branches to Launchpad. I believe you can > even > use the bzr-svn plugin to commit changes back to the Subversion master, > though > I have not yet tried this. > > To get a local branch, just do any of the following: > > % bzr branch lp:python (for trunk) > % bzr branch lp:python/2.6 > % bzr branch lp:python/py3k > % bzr branch lp:python/3.1 > > (It's fairly easy to create new mirrors for other Subversion branches, > e.g. Python 2.5; just drop me an email if you want them.) > > If you're going to create a lot of branches you probably want to put them > in a > shared repository. E.g. > > % bzr init-repo pythonbzr > % cd pythonbzr > % bzr branch lp:python/py3k > > Bazaar 2.0 or better is recommended. For me, it took about 5m to check > the > first branch out from Launchpad, and then about 30s or so for each > subsequent > branch. > > Enjoy, > -Barry > _______________________________________________ > 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/david.lyon%40pythontest.org > _______________________________________________ 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
