Re: [Python-Dev] Numeric alignment issue with PEP 3101

2009-09-14 Thread Raymond Hettinger
And I sort of disagree with saying it's naturally left- or right- aligned; as numbers are naturally (decimal) dot-aligned (if you use dot to separate the whole and fractional part of your number). How about, "naturally aligned by place value". Raymond __

Re: [Python-Dev] Numeric alignment issue with PEP 3101

2009-09-14 Thread Lie Ryan
Raymond Hettinger wrote: I concur. Numbers are naturally right aligned. Isn't numbers are "naturally right aligned" because of the Big Endian notations that most mathematicians currently use. Had we been using Little Endian notation, numbers would be naturally left-aligned, wouldn't they?

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 3144 review.

2009-09-14 Thread Peter Moody
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Andrew McNamara wrote: >>I believe PEP 3144 is ready for your review.  When you get a chance, >>can you take a look/make a pronouncement? > > In my experience it is common to leave out the masked octets when > referring to an IPv4 network (the octets are assumed to

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 3144 review.

2009-09-14 Thread Andrew McNamara
>I believe PEP 3144 is ready for your review. When you get a chance, >can you take a look/make a pronouncement? In my experience it is common to leave out the masked octets when referring to an IPv4 network (the octets are assumed to be zero), so I don't agree with this behaviour from the referen

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 3144 review.

2009-09-14 Thread Guido van Rossum
What's the opinion of the other interested party or parties? I don't want a repeat of the events last time, where we had to pull it at the last time because there hadn't been enough discussion. On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Peter Moody wrote: > Folks, Guido, > > I believe PEP 3144 is ready for

[Python-Dev] PEP 3144 review.

2009-09-14 Thread Peter Moody
Folks, Guido, I believe PEP 3144 is ready for your review. When you get a chance, can you take a look/make a pronouncement? Cheers, /peter ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe:

[Python-Dev] FWD: Windows 7 Compatibility

2009-09-14 Thread Aahz
Still no-mail on python-dev, forwarding this because it has a direct e-mail contact for Microsoft at the bottom. - Forwarded message from Joanna Cobb - > From: Joanna Cobb > To: "webmas...@python.org" > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:05:34 -0400 > Subject: Windows 7 Compatibility > > Regar