Re: [Python-Dev] RE: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Modules posixmodule.c, 2.300.8.10, 2.300.8.11

2004-12-17 Thread Brett C.
Andrew MacIntyre wrote: I don't see any possible way for those checkins to affect any platform other than OS/2. 2 of the files are platform specific files (PC/os2emx/getpath.c, PC/os2vacpp/getpath.c), and the checkin to Modules/posixmodule.c is contained within a platform specific #if/#endif: Perha

[Python-Dev] python-dev Summary for 2004-11-01 through 2004-11-15 [draft]

2004-12-17 Thread Brett C.
Now I am only a month behind. Won't send this out any earlier than Monday night, but probably won't be until Tuesday. = Summary Announcements = I am hoping to be caught up with my summary backlog by the end of the month.

[Python-Dev] Weekly Python Patch/Bug Summary

2004-12-17 Thread Kurt B. Kaiser
Patch / Bug Summary ___ Patches : 259 open ( +0) / 2707 closed ( +2) / 2966 total ( +2) Bugs: 822 open (+22) / 4685 closed (+23) / 5507 total (+45) RFE : 160 open ( +0) / 139 closed ( +2) / 299 total ( +2) New / Reopened Patches __ repair ty

RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Andrew MacIntyre
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > > So how about a slogan like "Code it Fast, with Python", or "Python: > Code > > Fast" -- one which emphasizes the (easily defended) claim that > development > > time is shorter with Python, but which at the same time manages to > > associate the wor

[Python-Dev] RE: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Modules posixmodule.c, 2.300.8.10, 2.300.8.11

2004-12-17 Thread Andrew MacIntyre
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > The Dec 12th check-ins break tests on WinME: > > > test_glob.py > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "test_glob.py", line 78, in test_glob_one_directory > eq(self.glob('a*'), map(self.norm, ['a', 'aab', 'aaa'])) > File "

Re: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Eirik Mikkelsen
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 09:20 -0200, Carlos Ribeiro wrote: > BTW, I would move away from the "fast enough" when talking about > performance. It's difficult to qualify what is "enough" in marketing > terms; also, a selling/winning message can't be seen as taking excuses > for any reason. On the other

RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Batista, Facundo
Title: RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places [Carlos Ribeiro] #- As far as the slogan is concerned - I still stand for my #- proposal, but #- I don't know if anyone has registered it first... I fear it is, it #- sounds strangely familiar. But I hope not. Well, Google di

Re: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Carlos Ribeiro
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:24:11 -0800, Michael Chermside <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos Riberio writes: > > One possible marketing strategy is to use the adjective "fast" in a > > broader sense. The Python slogan could be something like: "Programming > > has never been any faster" -- this changes

RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Batista, Facundo
Title: RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places [Raymond Hettinger] #- > So how about a slogan like "Code it Fast, with Python", or "Python: #- Code #- > Fast" -- one which emphasizes the (easily defended) claim that #- development #- > time is shorter with Python, but which

RE: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Raymond Hettinger
> So how about a slogan like "Code it Fast, with Python", or "Python: Code > Fast" -- one which emphasizes the (easily defended) claim that development > time is shorter with Python, but which at the same time manages to > associate the word "fast" with "Python". I always liked: "Python, the lang

Re: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Michael Chermside
Carlos Riberio writes: > One possible marketing strategy is to use the adjective "fast" in a > broader sense. The Python slogan could be something like: "Programming > has never been any faster" -- this changes the playing ground, from > raw performance to *programming* performance. I think Carlos

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: Re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Michael Hudson
Keith Dart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A.M. Kuchling wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 03:32:03PM -0200, Carlos Ribeiro wrote: >> >>>Of course, the point here is not Perl-bashing. The point here is that >>>we should be able to "sell" Python better than we do now, even without >>>the need to res

[Python-Dev] RE: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Modules posixmodule.c, 2.300.8.10, 2.300.8.11

2004-12-17 Thread Raymond Hettinger
The Dec 12th check-ins break tests on WinME: test_glob.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "test_glob.py", line 78, in test_glob_one_directory eq(self.glob('a*'), map(self.norm, ['a', 'aab', 'aaa'])) File "test_glob.py", line 67, in assertSequencesEqual_noorder sel

Re: [Python-Dev] re: 2.4 news reaches interesting places

2004-12-17 Thread Carlos Ribeiro
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:13:41 -0700, Stewart Midwinter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A number of people commented on the article in GCN, at > http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/28026-1.html, and wondered if > more could not be done to address the perception of speed. The point > is made that altho