[Python-Dev] 2.5c2

2006-09-10 Thread Neal Norwitz
PEP 356 http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0356/ has 2.5c2 scheduled for Sept 12. I checked in a fix for the last blocking 2.5 issue (revert sgml infinite loop bug). There are no blocking issues that I know of (the PEP is up to date). I expect Anthony will call for a freeze real soon now. I

Re: [Python-Dev] Signals, threads, blocking C functions

2006-09-10 Thread Adam Olsen
On 9/9/06, Nick Maclaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't honestly promise to put any time into this in the forseeable > future, but will try (sometime). If anyone wants to tackle this, > please ask me for comments/help/etc. It took me a while to realize just what was wrong with my proposal,

Re: [Python-Dev] Py_BuildValue and decref

2006-09-10 Thread Greg Ewing
Barry Warsaw wrote: > I just want to point out that the C API documentation is pretty > silent about the refcounting side-effects in error conditions (and > often in success conditions too) of most Python functions. For > example, what is the refcounting side-effects of PyDict_SetItem() on

Re: [Python-Dev] Signals, threads, blocking C functions

2006-09-10 Thread Greg Ewing
Jan Kanis wrote: > However, PyGTKs problem does get > solved, as long as there is _a_ thread that returns to the interpreter > within some timeframe. It seems plausible that this will happen. I don't see that this makes the situation much better, as it just shifts the need for polling to anoth