[Python-Dev] Re: My take on multiple interpreters (Was: Should we be making so many changes in pursuit of PEP 554?)

2020-06-19 Thread Jim J. Jewett
There are the usual concurrency problems of "read a value, change it, store it back without checking whether it already changed". The only thing special about lifecycle happens at refcount 0, which should not happen when more than one interpreter has a reference. Similarly, C code can mess thi

[Python-Dev] Re: How to specify optional support of arguments

2020-06-19 Thread Jim J. Jewett
Even without platform differences, limits on the value of parameters really ought to be in the docstring, which is available to inspect. If you're asking for a more specific convention that could actually be used, that still probably still needs to be written. __

[Python-Dev] Summary of Python tracker Issues

2020-06-19 Thread Python tracker
ACTIVITY SUMMARY (2020-06-12 - 2020-06-19) Python tracker at https://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: open7476 (+29) closed 45305 (+47) total 52781 (+76) Open issues wi

[Python-Dev] Re: Accepting PEP 618: zip(strict=True)

2020-06-19 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
19.06.20 02:57, Guido van Rossum пише: On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 2:36 PM Eric Fahlgren > wrote: We've implemented the new zip in our sitecustomize.py, and think the keyword makes it easier.  I've instructed our development staff to examine all use of zip