[Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Stephen J. Turnbull
Shorya Raj writes: > I think it may be prudent to consider adding a Windows specific > mailing list regarding development on Windows, One possibly-relevant anecdote. We had such a list for XEmacs, where the biggest contributor 1998-2005 was Windows-based. *He* preferred communicating via the

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Terry Reedy
On 11/14/2014 7:12 PM, Vincent Povirk wrote: If anyone has questions about OneGet generally, you should probably ask them directly (see https://github.com/OneGet/oneget), as I am not a definitive source of information on the project. No subscription needed to follow a thread. Python-dev is mi

Re: [Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Vincent Povirk
Someone pointed out off-list that I didn't provide any explanation of what OneGet is. I saw it had been brought up on this list earlier, and incorrectly assumed that meant everyone would know what I was talking about. OneGet is a new unified interface for using tools that work with software, which

[Python-Dev] OneGet provider for Python

2014-11-14 Thread Vincent Povirk
I have been following OneGet development very closely, and I have volunteered to create a OneGet provider for installing Python packages. Normally, I would keep quiet about this sort of thing until I have actual code that works, but since no one else on the OneGet seems as interested in doing it, a

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Ryan Gonzalez
I agree completely (although I use multibooting instead of a VM). On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:35:12 + > Steve Dower wrote: > > I'd like to keep development *of* Python here, regardless of platform. > Otherwise all the Linux and Mac people

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:35:12 + Steve Dower wrote: > I'd like to keep development *of* Python here, regardless of platform. > Otherwise all the Linux and Mac people might forget about us :) +1 from a Linux developer. I find it useful to know what happens on other platforms (also I occasionall

Re: [Python-Dev] Who's using VS/Windows to work on Python?

2014-11-14 Thread Steve Dower
Nick Coghlan wrote: > With the recent (excellent) announcements around switching from the current > Visual Studio Express model to the far more full featured Visual Studio > Community approach, what will the situation be in relation to using Visual > Studio Community edition to work on CPython? It

[Python-Dev] Summary of Python tracker Issues

2014-11-14 Thread Python tracker
ACTIVITY SUMMARY (2014-11-07 - 2014-11-14) Python tracker at http://bugs.python.org/ To view or respond to any of the issues listed below, click on the issue. Do NOT respond to this message. Issues counts and deltas: open4647 (+25) closed 29986 (+31) total 34633 (+56) Open issues wit

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Steve Dower
I'd like to keep development *of* Python here, regardless of platform. Otherwise all the Linux and Mac people might forget about us :) Top-posted from my Windows Phone From: Tim Golden Sent: ‎11/‎14/‎2014 7:11 To: Shorya Raj

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Tim Golden
On 14/11/2014 08:34, Shorya Raj wrote: > Hello > I have been following the lists for a while, and have noticed that there > do not seem to be any sort of specifics for Windows. Now, as someone > developing python applications (and hoping to develop python itself on > Windows), I think it may be pr

[Python-Dev] Windows Dedicated Mailing List

2014-11-14 Thread Shorya Raj
Hello I have been following the lists for a while, and have noticed that there do not seem to be any sort of specifics for Windows. Now, as someone developing python applications (and hoping to develop python itself on Windows), I think it may be prudent to consider adding a Windows specific mailin