Re: [Python-Dev] Error in PEP3118?

2008-02-11 Thread Travis Oliphant
Thomas Heller wrote: > Travis Oliphant schrieb: > >> >> The intent of the struct syntax is to handle describing memory. The >> point is not to replicate how the C-compiler deals with statically >> defined N-D arrays. Thus, even though the struct syntax allows >> *communicating* the intent of

Re: [Python-Dev] Error in PEP3118?

2008-02-11 Thread Greg Ewing
Travis Oliphant wrote: > You could > argue that it would be more informative by showing the C-equivalent > structure as a 2-d array. However, it would also create the possibility > of confusion by implying an absolute relationship between the C-compiler > and the type description. Just to che

Re: [Python-Dev] Py2.6 release schedule

2008-02-11 Thread Travis E. Oliphant
Christian Heimes wrote: > Guido van Rossum wrote: > >> I do think that another (final) 3.0 alpha before PyCon would also be a >> good idea. This way we can gel the release some more. For 2.6 I think >> we'll need more alpha releases after PyCon; I doubt the backporting >> from 3.0 (which has onl

[Python-Dev] svn repo out of disk?

2008-02-11 Thread Douglas Napoleone
Not sure if this is effecting the core svn repository or not, but the conference software (also hosted at svn.python.org) is reporting that the disk is full: Transmitting file data svn: Commit failed (details follow): svn: Can't create directory '/data/repos/conference/db/transactions/557-1.tx

[Python-Dev] New math functions

2008-02-11 Thread Raymond Hettinger
Was some thought given to possibly adding these as float methods instead of as separate functions? float.isinf() float.isnan() Also, it would be useful to have a new method, float.is_integer(). This would be better than the current approach where we make the test: if x == floor(x).

Re: [Python-Dev] Error in PEP3118?

2008-02-11 Thread Lisandro Dalcin
On 2/11/08, Travis Oliphant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My perception is that you are seeing too much of a connection between > the C-compiler and the PEP description of memory. Perhaps that's not > it, and I'm missing something else. > Travis, all this make me believe that (perhaps) the 'forma

Re: [Python-Dev] svn repo out of disk?

2008-02-11 Thread Aahz
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008, Steve Holden wrote: > Douglas Napoleone wrote: >> >> Not sure if this is effecting the core svn repository or not, but the >> conference software (also hosted at svn.python.org) is reporting that >> the disk is full: >> >> [...] > > Doug: > > You may not be aware that this i

Re: [Python-Dev] svn repo out of disk?

2008-02-11 Thread Steve Holden
Douglas Napoleone wrote: > Not sure if this is effecting the core svn repository or not, but the > conference software (also hosted at svn.python.org) is reporting that > the disk is full: > > Transmitting file data svn: Commit failed (details follow): > svn: Can't create directory > '/data/r

Re: [Python-Dev] Error in PEP3118?

2008-02-11 Thread Greg Ewing
Lisandro Dalcin wrote: > Travis, all this make me believe that (perhaps) the 'format' > specification in the new buffer interface is missing the 'C' or 'F' > ordering in the case of a countiguos block. Not strictly necessary, since you can always reverse the indices when dealing with Fortran if ne

[Python-Dev] Summary of Tracker Issues

2008-02-11 Thread Tracker
ACTIVITY SUMMARY (01/18/08 - 01/25/08) Tracker at http://bugs.python.org/ To view or respond to any of the issues listed below, click on the issue number. Do NOT respond to this message. 1668 open (+31) / 12132 closed (+22) / 13800 total (+53) Open issues with patches: 421 Average durati