Re: [Python-ideas] [PEP-0541] On issues with reclaiming namespaces in PyPi

2017-01-15 Thread Ethan Furman
On 01/15/2017 08:40 AM, Chris Rose wrote: I want to address one gap in the PEP regarding reclaiming abandoned names. This should be on the DistUtils sig where the PEP is being discussed. -- ~Ethan~ ___ Python-ideas mailing list

Re: [Python-ideas] Fused multiply-add (FMA)

2017-01-15 Thread Stephan Houben
Hi Juraj, I think this would be a very useful addition to the `math' module. The gating issue is probably C compiler support. The most important non-C99 C compiler for Python is probably MS Visual Studio. And that one appears to support it: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt720715.aspx

[Python-ideas] [PEP-0541] On issues with reclaiming namespaces in PyPi

2017-01-15 Thread Chris Rose
I want to address one gap in the PEP regarding reclaiming abandoned names: Version reuse. The problem with reusing names is that existing applications or installations that reference the old one, unless they pin the version name precisely. Even in that case, I foresee issues with version

Re: [Python-ideas] Python dependancies

2017-01-15 Thread Jelle Zijlstra
2017-01-14 21:24 GMT-08:00 Mathieu TORTUYAUX : > Hello everyone, > > I'm used to work with python and contribute to open-source projects. And > now, many projects need to run with dependancies. So I wondering, if it > could be a good idea to integrate a sniffer into

Re: [Python-ideas] Python dependancies

2017-01-15 Thread Pavol Lisy
On 1/15/17, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:24:29AM -0500, Mathieu TORTUYAUX wrote: >> And each time Python project is run developer will be aware if >> dependancies >> are up to date. > > That would be awful. It would be pure noise. If I'm running an old

Re: [Python-ideas] Python dependancies

2017-01-15 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:24:29AM -0500, Mathieu TORTUYAUX wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm used to work with python and contribute to open-source projects. And > now, many projects need to run with dependancies. So I wondering, if it > could be a good idea to integrate a sniffer into Python to