Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Eli Bendersky
> I started working on a PEP last year, but I didn't get very far partly > because I doubted the desire. > > What part do you think is a hard problem?  Convincing people to switch to a > new API?  *Defining* the new API doesn't seem very hard to me. > I must say that the only time I needed the fun

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread exarkun
On 12:34 am, stutzb...@google.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 4:22 PM, wrote: Do people want to seriously consider deprecating asyncore and adding a replacement for it to the stdlib? (Hey, PyCon is coming up. How convenient. :) The desire is there, but it's a hard problem. There was a

[Python-Dev] PSF Sponsored Sprint in Portland, OR

2011-02-12 Thread Dan Colish
Hello Developers! I'm one of the organizers of the Portland PSF Sprint. We've been working hard on our proposal to come up with a strong program for a full day of sprinting in Portland. The day will mostly focus on porting libraries to Python 3, hacking on PyPY 2.7 compatibility and testing. It

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Daniel Stutzbach
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 4:22 PM, wrote: > Do people want to seriously consider deprecating asyncore and adding a > replacement for it to the stdlib? > > (Hey, PyCon is coming up. How convenient. :) > The desire is there, but it's a hard problem. There was a similar discussion before PyCon 200

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread exarkun
On 12:13 am, p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 February 2011 23:10, wrote: On 10:46 pm, greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz wrote: Antoine Pitrou wrote: On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:19:06 +1300 Greg Ewing wrote: So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API and deprecate the old one?

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Paul Moore
On 12 February 2011 23:10, wrote: > On 10:46 pm, greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz wrote: >> >> Antoine Pitrou wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:19:06 +1300 >>> Greg Ewing wrote: >> So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API and deprecate the old one? >>> >>> That's call

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread exarkun
On 10:46 pm, greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz wrote: Antoine Pitrou wrote: On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:19:06 +1300 Greg Ewing wrote: So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API and deprecate the old one? That's called Twisted. I was thinking of something lighter-weight than that.

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Greg Ewing
Antoine Pitrou wrote: On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:19:06 +1300 Greg Ewing wrote: So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API and deprecate the old one? That's called Twisted. I was thinking of something lighter-weight than that. -- Greg

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Greg Ewing
Nick Coghlan wrote: Flawed API + popularity = years of fun* So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API and deprecate the old one? -- Greg ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyth

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88395 - python/branches/py3k/Lib/asyncore.py

2011-02-12 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:19:06 +1300 Greg Ewing wrote: > Nick Coghlan wrote: > > > Flawed API + popularity = years of fun* > > So maybe it's time to design a new module with a better API > and deprecate the old one? That's called Twisted. ___ Python-D

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] devguide: Comment out the "make patchcheck" advice, since it doesn't work for a

2011-02-12 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:42:41 +0100 Éric Araujo wrote: > > antoine.pitrou pushed f22bac464e11 to devguide: > > summary: > > Comment out the "make patchcheck" advice, since it doesn't work for a > > non-SVN workflow. > > patchcheck should work after > http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] devguide: Comment out the "make patchcheck" advice, since it doesn't work for a

2011-02-12 Thread Éric Araujo
> antoine.pitrou pushed f22bac464e11 to devguide: > summary: > Comment out the "make patchcheck" advice, since it doesn't work for a > non-SVN workflow. patchcheck should work after http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=85767 (from http://bugs.python.org/issue8999). What specific part of

Re: [Python-Dev] Gsoc 2011 ideas

2011-02-12 Thread Arc Riley
Hey Yeswanth Students who get involved with the projects they plan to work with early have a definite edge over students who don't, so certainly get involved now. While I would highly encourage you to get involved with python-dev (core projects are top in line), you may also want to consider 3rd

[Python-Dev] Gsoc 2011 ideas

2011-02-12 Thread yeswanth swami
Hi everyone, I am planning to apply for Gsoc 2011 for the PSF . I would like to know if any of you have any ideas which can be implemented this summer. I guess the gsoc 2011 ideas page has not been put up as yet. So I thought maybe any of you can suggest some ideas . Thanks Yeswanth __