Re: [Python-Dev] Order of operations (was: PEP 238 - The // operator should truncate instead of floor)

2007-08-29 Thread skip
is '-' followed by '3.41'. In C it's a single token resolved at compile time. In the not-too-distant past negative numeric constants were tried, but that caused some other grief. I can't remember what. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] Product function patch [issue 1093]

2007-09-03 Thread skip
the product of a series. sum() obviously takes care of the first use case. product() would take care of the second. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http

[Python-Dev] Errors in the csv module reader/writer methods - new w/ change to rst?

2007-09-05 Thread skip
://www.python.org/doc/2.5/lib/node266.html I don't think they add anything useful to the documentation. Were they added just for the csv module (and possibly a few others) or was this a change to the entire libref documentation? That is, was this some sort of policy change? Can they be removed? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] [PEPs] Email addresses in PEPs?

2007-09-07 Thread skip
, 45% dec). Aren't most spammers' scrapers going to be intelligent enough by now (several years since they first arrived on the scene) to see through these sorts of common obfuscations? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!)

2007-09-11 Thread skip
Justin Caches seem like they definitely might be a problem. Would you Justin mind expanding on this a little? What gets cached and why? I believe the integer free list falls into this category. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!)

2007-09-12 Thread skip
Brett We should probably document where all of these globals lists are Brett instead of relying on looking for all file level static Brett declarations or something. I smell a wiki page. Skip Brett Or would there be benefit to moving things like this to the Brett

Re: [Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!)

2007-09-12 Thread skip
. For uncommon ones this could use a lock until someone gets around to writing the necessary couple lines of assembler. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!)

2007-09-13 Thread skip
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Re: [Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!)

2007-09-13 Thread skip
Hrvoje deallocator are unlikely. Maybe sys.maxint/2? You'd hate for the first incref to invoke the deallocator even if it was a no-op. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] IPv6 hostname resolution using socket.getaddrinfo()

2007-09-17 Thread skip
direction. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Python 3.0a documentation

2007-09-26 Thread skip
. At the very least, if something is going to be new in 2.6, keep that. Maybe also keep the 2.5 versionadded references. Older references can probably be deleted. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Python-Dev] New lines, carriage returns, and Windows

2007-09-26 Thread skip
) f.write(a\rb\rnc\n) 7 f.close() open(test.txt, rb).read() b'a\rb\rnc\n' I'd be open to such a change. Principle of least surprise? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] New lines, carriage returns, and Windows

2007-09-30 Thread skip
Greg Maybe there should be a universal newlines mode defined for output Greg as well as input, which translates any of \r, \n or \r\n Greg into the platform line ending. Skip I'd be open to such a change. Principle of least surprise? Guido The symmetry isn't as strong

Re: [Python-Dev] [python] Re: New lines, carriage returns, and Windows

2007-09-30 Thread skip
a Michael mix of '\r\n' and '\r\r\n'. So you need a translation layer between the UI component and your code. Treat the component as a text file and perform the desired mapping. Yes? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Removing hotshot profiler?

2007-10-05 Thread skip
Fred, Search the python-3000 archives for a subject started by Neal Norwitz in late August with a subject of what to do with profilers in the stdlib. I was the one who suggested removing hotshot (Armin's cprofile covers basically the same ground). Skip

[Python-Dev] sched module - still useful?

2007-10-08 Thread skip
yourself). The delayfunc is called and when it finishes, the action function is called. Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options

Re: [Python-Dev] Python developers are in demand

2007-10-15 Thread skip
about just creating a page on the wiki and letting those people participate who are interested? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman

[Python-Dev] Does Python need a file locking module (slightly higher level)?

2007-10-22 Thread skip
descriptor for that file is closed by that process Flock(2) is recommended for applications that want to ensure the integrity of their locks when using library routines or wish to pass locks to their children. I guess the BSD folks were a bit upset when they wrote that. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Does Python need a file locking module (slightly higher level)?

2007-10-22 Thread skip
that there is some both an underlying need for a file locking mechanism but with a lack of consensus about the best way to implement the mother-of-all-file-locking schemes for Python. Maybe the best place for this is in the distribution. PEP? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Python developers are in demand

2007-10-24 Thread skip
-focused. For the open positions in our group I'd much rather see experience doing scientific or database programming with Python than web apps. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Does Python need a file locking module (slightly higher level)?

2007-10-26 Thread skip
test cases. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] resurrected modindex

2007-10-26 Thread skip
. The result is here: http://www.webfast.com/modindex/ I reset all the counters and seeded the cache with a few modules. Click around in the index a few times then reload the above page. You'll get the idea. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] resurrected modindex

2007-10-27 Thread skip
the work necessary to process the index (and thus being a little slower than just going straight to the index itself) but not seeing the proper anchors in the file which allowed it to insert the table and rewrite URLs to allow counting clicks. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Declaring setters with getters

2007-10-31 Thread skip
) ? Guido I'd also like to change property so that the doc string defaults Guido to the doc string of the getter. How about defaulting it to the first argument to property() which has a doc string? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Does Python need a file locking module (slightly higher level)?

2007-11-01 Thread skip
: http://www.webfast.com/~skip/python/ It took me a little longer to implement than I thought because I decided to implement an SQLite-based _FileLock subclass, mostly as a proof-of-concept. I'm still waiting for the name lockfile to free up in PyPI to put it there. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Does Python need a file locking module (slightly higher level)?

2007-11-03 Thread skip
skip Okay, this is up on my website: skip http://www.webfast.com/~skip/python/ And on PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lockfile/ Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python

Re: [Python-Dev] test_doctest failing

2007-11-23 Thread skip
reverted. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] .pyc location?

2007-11-23 Thread skip
Nick As I recall, the PEP was withdrawn because Skip didn't have the Nick time and/or level of interest needed to champion it any more, and Nick nobody else was interested in taking on the task. Correct. I only implemented what I did because it seemed like an interesting concept

Re: [Python-Dev] test_doctest failing

2007-11-24 Thread skip
Titus Skip, this set_trace rewrite fixes the problem in both 25-maint and Titus trunk: ... Thanks, Titus. Both the doctest and trace tests pass with your change. Checked back in. I didn't run the full test suite, as test_sqlite causes a bus error on my Mac which I've yet

[Python-Dev] Slow tests involving bsddb - timeout

2007-12-04 Thread skip
I noticed that test_anydbm and test_bsddb seemed to hang, so I -x'd them. Later on while test_whichdb was running and I was off doing something else (so didn't notice the delay), it eventually spewed this traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File /Users/skip/src/python/trunk

Re: [Python-Dev] Slow tests involving bsddb - timeout

2007-12-05 Thread skip
gives me some hope that I can try to narrow down the problem with a little binary searching. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python

Re: [Python-Dev] Slow tests involving bsddb - timeout

2007-12-08 Thread skip
Guido I think I've seen this too when running the bsddb3 unittest. I Guido think it's caused by a previous test ending badly and leaving Guido junk behind that the test suite doesn't properly remove before Guido starting. But I don't recall the details. skip Thanks

[Python-Dev] bsddb185 v1.0 for Python 2.6 and 3.0

2007-12-08 Thread skip
from the Python Package Index: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bsddb185 Cheers, -- Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.webfast.com/~skip/ ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

[Python-Dev] Missing _sqlite checkin on trunk?

2007-12-09 Thread skip
from him. Is there some different method for getting sqlite changes into the trunk? Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options

Re: [Python-Dev] Return type of round, floor, and ceil in 2.6

2008-01-04 Thread skip
Guido Looks like in Python 2.6, round(0.5) right now returns 0.0, Guido whereas in 2.5, it returns 1.0. Guido I think it should return 1.0, for best compatibility with Python Guido 2.5. And for best compatibility with everything else! 0.5 wink Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Return type of round, floor, and ceil in 2.6

2008-01-04 Thread skip
. But it should not bleed into Guido Python 2.6. Thanks for the pointer. Given that it's been an ASTM standard since 1940 and apparently in fairly common use since the early 1900s, I wonder why it's not been more widely used in the past in programming languages. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Repeatability of looping over dicts

2008-01-05 Thread skip
is, not much, then I don't see why this is even an idle thought. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail

[Python-Dev] Do we need both Trac and Roundup?

2008-01-06 Thread skip
, it seems to me that we must waste some precious resources (mostly people) maintaining two mostly disjoint trackers. There is also some functionality overlap, mostly in the documentation area. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] Coverity Scan, Python upgraded to rung 2

2008-01-09 Thread skip
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[Python-Dev] Some tardy mailman checking

2008-01-13 Thread skip
The previous four posts were dredged out of the holding pen in Mailman. Sorry for the delay. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-15 Thread skip
disrupted other external packages (which you can always reinstall) but instead scribbles all over your home directory, wiping out your almost finished Ph.D. thesis in Library Science which you had saved to ~/lib. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-15 Thread skip
directories). If I want to build a package which relies on zlib, libpng, libtiff, libjpeg, etc., imagine what my CPPFLAGS, CFLAGS and LDFLAGS arguments look like. :barf: Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-15 Thread skip
OlegWhy not use GNU stow? Thanks for the reference. I'd never heard of it before. I suspect our IT folks may not have as well. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Python-Dev Digest, Vol 54, Issue 57

2008-01-16 Thread skip
, for example, a personal version of gcc there? I wouldn't, but that's just me. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail

Re: [Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_input built-in function

2008-01-24 Thread skip
Mike 2. Is this really the hard-coded behavior we want? I don't think Mikemy use-case is that odd; in fact, what I find very odd is that Mikethe prompt output is send to stderr. I mean, I'm printing the Mikeprompt for a question, not some error message. Can there not

Re: [Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_input built-in function

2008-01-24 Thread skip
) [GCC 3.4.1] on sunos5 Type help, copyright, credits or license for more information. raw_input(?) wer ^D Same for 2.6a0 on my Mac at home. Mike, are you sure about it prompting to stderr? If so, what's your setup? Skip ___ Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_input built-in function

2008-01-24 Thread skip
the documentation. Guido Agreed. http://bugs.python.org/issue1927 Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive

[Python-Dev] TIOBE Programming Community Index

2008-01-26 Thread skip
JavaScript to have increased in popularity, not decreased. Hmmm... And they have both Delphi and COBOL jumping in popularity by three rungs. At any rate, there you have it. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Tracker marks my messages as spam :-)

2008-02-01 Thread skip
such short messages should be classified more accurately as the training database grows. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python

Re: [Python-Dev] Should a change in search order of directories in setup.py be backported?

2008-02-02 Thread skip
Brett [fix setup.py search order] Brett But should this be backported? +1. Seems like a bug to me. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http

Re: [Python-Dev] Any Emacs tips for core developers?

2008-02-04 Thread skip
GPL'd or some such. Which reminds me. I should sync Misc/python-mode.el for both trunk and py3k branches with the latest version from the SF python-mode project. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman

Re: [Python-Dev] Any Emacs tips for core developers?

2008-02-04 Thread skip
development? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Any Emacs tips for core developers?

2008-02-04 Thread skip
. That might be a bit more challenging. I was thinking today that it would be kind of nice to have a set of predefined settings for Python's new C style (someone mentioned producing that). Should that go in the C/C++ mode or be delivered somehow else? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Any Emacs tips for core developers?

2008-02-04 Thread skip
skip I should sync Misc/python-mode.el for both trunk and py3k branches skip with the latest version from the SF python-mode project. Done only on trunk. I trust one of the mega-merges to the py3k branch will copy it there and that backporting to 2.5 is not desired. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Any Emacs tips for core developers?

2008-02-04 Thread skip
of that package. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] Confused about test_bsddb failures on Mac OS X

2008-02-10 Thread skip
I'm having trouble with test_bsddb on my new MacBook Pro (OS X 10.5.1). Many tests give this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File /Users/skip/src/python/trunk/Lib/test/test_bsddb.py, line 18, in setUp self.f = self.openmethod[0](self.fname, self.openflag, cachesize

Re: [Python-Dev] Confused about test_bsddb failures on Mac OS X

2008-02-10 Thread skip
now. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] dir() and __all__

2008-02-15 Thread skip
', 'LifoQueue'] I like the second one better. How would you easily ask an object for all its attributes? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r60919 - peps/trunk/pep-0008.txt

2008-02-22 Thread skip
Why not just skip the specifics except to say 80 characters for all lines? Don't mention 72, 79 or any other number than 80: Amaury I often run svn diff in a console limited to 80 characters. Amaury Because of the leading +, lines longer than 78 wrap, and the Amaury

[Python-Dev] boilerplate.tex

2008-02-22 Thread skip
This message has been popping up in the buildbot mails for several days: Conflict detected in commontex/boilerplate.tex. Doc build skipped. I have no idea what it means. I don't see it within the core distribution. Can someone take a look at this? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] Downloads Page

2008-02-24 Thread skip
Michael The downloads page on python.org shows 2.5.1 as the latest Michael release: Michael http://python.org/download/ Thanks. I just checked in a change. I'm not sure how long it takes to update the website, but it should be fairly soon. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-3000] The release process

2008-03-01 Thread skip
, at least according to port search Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-3000] The release process

2008-03-03 Thread skip
Barry True, but it's just more moving parts to break, especially when I Barry don't really feel a u/i buys you much[*]. Barry [*] Skip knows me as a diehard XEmacser so that statement can Barry pretty much define my standard answer to all such questions. :) So if we put together

Re: [Python-Dev] RQST: Master Thesis

2008-03-09 Thread skip
optimizations: http://bugs.python.org/ Studying them (and trying them out and attaching comments or reviews of their efficacy) would be a good way to help understand the system. -- Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.webfast.com/~skip

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r61403 - python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

2008-03-15 Thread skip
for both parsing and formatting if possible. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.6 and 3.0 project management

2008-03-16 Thread skip
sometime today. Free for lunch? Maybe this would be a good lunchtime discussion. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.6 and 3.0 project management

2008-03-16 Thread skip
either spend more time with their families or work on other things that need doing. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev

[Python-Dev] Can someone explain the fast_block_end manipulation?

2009-01-07 Thread skip
I don't see anyplace obvious where a value resembling a jump offset or jump target was pushed onto the stack. Duh. Found it about one minute after sending... CONTINUE_LOOP. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

[Python-Dev] Needless assert in ceval.c?

2009-01-08 Thread skip
*/ Reported to the tracker: http://bugs.python.org/issue4888 Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail

Re: [Python-Dev] Support for the Haiku OS

2009-01-14 Thread skip
Raymond comments indicate that very few customizations are necessary). +1. I would argue that Haiku OS is probably no more of a minority platform at this point than OS2/EMX, which continues to be supported, at least at the level if patches being applied to the source. Skip

[Python-Dev] stuck with dlopen...

2009-01-14 Thread skip
\ -Wstrict-prototypes -g -DPy_BUILD_CORE -DNDEBUG \ -I/Users/skip/src/python/py3k-t/Include \ -I/Users/skip/src/python/py3k-t -c dTd5cl.c \ -o /tmp/MwDLSf.o gcc -L/opt/local/lib -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -g \ /tmp/dTd5cl.o -L/Users/skip/src/python

Re: [Python-Dev] Help

2009-01-15 Thread skip
to use Python. -- Skip Montanaro - s...@pobox.com - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive

Re: [Python-Dev] Strategies for debugging buildbot failures?

2009-01-18 Thread skip
your diagnostic changes in on a branch meant just for that purpose. Once you're done with your changes you could simply delete the branch. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe

[Python-Dev] Hmmm... __PyObject_NextNotImplemented when tracing lines

2009-01-19 Thread skip
I see output like this in several tests on my Mac: test_array skipped -- dlopen(/Users/skip/src/python/trunk/build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.7/cPickle.so, 2): Symbol not found: __PyObject_NextNotImplemented Referenced from: /Users/skip/src/python/trunk/build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.7

Re: [Python-Dev] Hmmm... __PyObject_NextNotImplemented when tracing lines

2009-01-19 Thread skip
in question the *installed* version of libpython2.7.dylib didn't have the symbol: % nm python.exe | grep PyObject_NextNotImplemented % nm libpython2.7.dylib | egrep PyObject_NextNotImplemented 00054200 T __PyObject_NextNotImplemented % nm /Users/skip/local/lib/libpython2.7.dylib | egrep

Re: [Python-Dev] Unable to resolve svn.python.org: OS/X

2009-01-22 Thread skip
to be exactly what's gone wrong with the OS/X community buildbot I run. I'll try to plop your solution in place when I get home and see how it works after that. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman

[Python-Dev] Change Makefile.pre.in based on configure?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
use variable expansion on the RHS of stuff. Can I do something like if @WITH_DTRACE_SUN@ = 1 then ... Sun-style dependencies here ... else ... Apple-style dependencies here ... fi where WITH_DTRACE_SUN is a macro defined in pyconfig.h by the configure script? Thanks, Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] ac_sys_system == Monterey*?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
http://bugs.python.org/issue4111 Jeez, I'm an idiot. Should be http://bugs.python.org/issue5047 Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] Change Makefile.pre.in based on configure?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
on it and get back to you if I get completely stuck. I think I've figured a way out of my current dilemma, but a little experimentation will be required to see if I'm correct. Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] Universal newlines, and the gzip module.

2009-01-30 Thread skip
belongs in a separate argument though. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] No 2.x-3.x porting documentation?

2009-02-15 Thread skip
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Re: [Python-Dev] Bug tracker house cleaning.

2009-02-25 Thread skip
requestors, etc. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] How do I get commit access?

2009-02-27 Thread skip
Christian CPython has a stricter policy than most other Python related Christian projects. Indeed. I'd be willing to grant you checkin privileges for SpamBayes simply because because Christian recognized you and you seem willing to roll up your sleeves. Do you do Windows? wink Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] How do I get commit access?

2009-03-02 Thread skip
Indeed. I'd be willing to grant you checkin privileges for SpamBayes simply because because Christian recognized you and you seem willing to roll up your sleeves. Do you do Windows? wink Chris The irony that Thunderbird put this in my spam folder based on Chris its

Re: [Python-Dev] running the tests...

2009-03-05 Thread skip
get a real OS./jab/wink Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] asyncore fixes in Python 2.6 broke Zope's version of medusa

2009-03-07 Thread skip
before the sprint to do much, but any brain dumps or Twisted pointers people could give me in the interim would be appreciated. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http

Re: [Python-Dev] asyncore fixes in Python 2.6 broke Zope's version of medusa

2009-03-08 Thread skip
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Re: [Python-Dev] draft 3.1 release schedule

2009-03-09 Thread skip
documentation changes as well. I'm wiped out this evening. I'll try to look into it, but I suspect it might require a bit more time than I have in the next day or two. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman

Re: [Python-Dev] python-3000 is still mentioned on the mailing lists page

2009-03-17 Thread skip
David I just noticed that the python-3000 list is still mentioned on David http://www.python.org/community/lists/. Thanks. I passed your note along to the postmaster(s). Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] Multiprocessing on Solaris

2009-03-20 Thread skip
on Solaris or let you look over my shoulder as we poke around the machines at work if you need. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python

Re: [Python-Dev] setuptools has divided the Python community

2009-03-25 Thread skip
installing stuff into /usr without working with the system's packaging mechanism: http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue63 I don't understand how that can possibly be manageable. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http

Re: [Python-Dev] setuptools has divided the Python community

2009-03-25 Thread skip
http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue63 I don't understand how that can possibly be manageable. Steve Note that the issue contains a broken link. Fixed. Looks like a Roundup bug. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

[Python-Dev] Python svn post-commit hook?

2009-03-26 Thread skip
post-commit.tmpl do more (or less) than this? If it's substantially different, can someone mail me a copy of what's installed? Thanks, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe

Re: [Python-Dev] setuptools has divided the Python community

2009-03-27 Thread skip
Steve Careful, Glyph. Nobody likes a smart-ass ;-) I think he'll be ok. He escaped the language summit with only minor wounds yesterday. wink Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python

Re: [Python-Dev] setuptools has divided the Python community

2009-03-27 Thread skip
mal Zip files are great for shipping packages to the end-user, but mal there's no need to keep them zipped once they get there. I thought one of the arguments for zip files was a performance increase (reduced stat(2) calls, etc). I may misremember though. Skip

[Python-Dev] Partial 2to3?

2009-03-27 Thread skip
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[Python-Dev] This seems like a bug - main thread has None ident???

2009-03-31 Thread skip
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Re: [Python-Dev] This seems like a bug - main thread has None ident???

2009-03-31 Thread skip
skip Am I missing something obvious or have I hit a bug? This is a skip fully updated 2.7a0 build, trunk:70878M. After noting that thread.get_ident() returned a thread id but that threading.currentThread().ident was None I concluded that it is, in fact, a bug in the threading module. I

Re: [Python-Dev] CSV, bytes and encodings

2009-04-01 Thread skip
Having read through the ticket, it seems that a CSV file must be (and 2.6 was) treated as a binary file, and part of the CSV module's job is to convert that binary data to and from strings. Antoine IMO this interpretation is flawed. In 2.6 there is no tangible Antoine

Re: [Python-Dev] CSV, bytes and encodings

2009-04-01 Thread skip
is that there is no standard. In the above paragraph you named three. The CSV authors chose Excel's behavior as the measuring stick. Still, that's not written down anywhere. You have to read the tea leaves. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev

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