Re: [Python-Dev] Warnings

2011-12-06 Thread Raymond Hettinger
On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote: > This assures that files are flushed [...] > > It does not. It _ensures_ that files are flushed. The doco style "affirmative > tone" _assures_. The coding practice _ensures_! > > Pedanticly, > -- > Cameron Simpson I can assure you that I'v

Re: [Python-Dev] Warnings

2011-12-06 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 30Nov2011 22:10, Raymond Hettinger wrote: | When updating the documentation, please don't go overboard with warnings. | The docs need to be worded affirmatively -- say what a tool does and show how to use it correctly. | See http://docs.python.org/documenting/style.html#affirmative-tone I com

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): PDB now will properly escape backslashes in the names of modules it executes.

2011-12-06 Thread Jason R. Coombs
Éric, These are all good suggestions. I'll make them at some point. Thanks. > -Original Message- > From: python-dev-bounces+jaraco=jaraco@python.org [mailto:python- > dev-bounces+jaraco=jaraco@python.org] On Behalf Of Éric Araujo > Sent: Friday, 18 November, 2011 10:10 > To: pytho

Re: [Python-Dev] STM and python

2011-12-06 Thread Matt Joiner
This is very interesting, cheers for the link. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Armin Rigo wrote: > Hi, > > Actually, not even one month ago, Intel announced that its processors > will offer Hardware Transactional Memory in 2013: > > http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Processor-Whispers-

Re: [Python-Dev] STM and python

2011-12-06 Thread Armin Rigo
Hi, Actually, not even one month ago, Intel announced that its processors will offer Hardware Transactional Memory in 2013: http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Processor-Whispers-About-Haskell-and-Haswell-1389507.html So yes, obviously, it's going to happen. A bientôt, Armin. ___