Re: [Python-Dev] Get 2.5 changes in now, branch will be frozen soon

2007-03-31 Thread Raymond Hettinger
[Stephen Hansen= > I just wanted to offer a gentle prod to see if a decision can be made; > if any decision requires an adjustment to patches, tests and documentation, > I'm willing to do them. We should get a pronouncement on this or else whatever goes out in Py2.5.1 becomes the de-facto decisi

[Python-Dev] Summary of Tracker Issues

2007-03-31 Thread Tracker
ACTIVITY SUMMARY (03/25/07 - 04/01/07) Tracker at http://bugs.python.org/ To view or respond to any of the issues listed below, click on the issue number. Do NOT respond to this message. 1647 open ( +3) / 8584 closed ( +2) / 10231 total ( +5) Average duration of open issues: 751 days. Medi

[Python-Dev] BaseException pickle issue

2007-03-31 Thread Eric Huss
Some subclasses of Exception are no longer pickleable in Python 2.5. An example: class A(Exception): def __init__(self, foo): self.foo = foo The key problem here is if you do not somehow set self.args to the correct arguments (via Exception.__init__ or setting self.args d

Re: [Python-Dev] proposed which.py replacement

2007-03-31 Thread Guido van Rossum
If you ask me, having it hosted by Trent is probably more helpful for its popularity than putting it in the Python source distro; the Tools directory is mostly a poorly-maintained collection of trivia I wrote many years ago that is now quietly gathering dust. (Not all of it, of course; there's som

[Python-Dev] proposed which.py replacement

2007-03-31 Thread Shane Geiger
Trent Mick has a module called which.py that might make a nice platform-independent replacement for python2.5/Tools/scripts/which.py. http://www.trentm.com/projects/which/ Why which.py? |which.py| is a small GNU-which replacement. It has the following features: * it is portable (W

Re: [Python-Dev] Get 2.5 changes in now, branch will be frozen soon

2007-03-31 Thread Stephen Hansen
Anthony Baxter said that the patch wasn't making it into 2.5.1, and since he is the release manager, his word is just about as final as Guido's (at least regarding the releases he does). Ah, oops! Work got busy, and I must have missed that in the Endless Threads. Nevermind then. :) --S __

Re: [Python-Dev] Get 2.5 changes in now, branch will be frozen soon

2007-03-31 Thread Josiah Carlson
"Stephen Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure everyone remembers the big ol' honking discussion on the change to > os.splitext; it sorta fizzled after Guido asked if people would accept a > pronouncement on the subject. I'm not anyone in the Python world, but felt > strongly enough on the

Re: [Python-Dev] Get 2.5 changes in now, branch will be frozen soon

2007-03-31 Thread Stephen Hansen
I'm sure everyone remembers the big ol' honking discussion on the change to os.splitext; it sorta fizzled after Guido asked if people would accept a pronouncement on the subject. I'm not anyone in the Python world, but felt strongly enough on the particular subject to submit a patch (and later rev