[Python-Dev] Odd lines in unicodedata_db.h

2010-04-03 Thread MRAB
I've just downloaded the daily snapshot at http://svn.python.org/snapshots/python.tar.bz2 In the header file /python/Modules/unicodedata_db.h, there are the following lines in the change_records_3_2_0 struct: { 255, 255, 255, 255, 1.0 }, { 255, 255, 255, 255, 2.0 }, { 25

Re: [Python-Dev] Proposing PEP 376

2010-04-03 Thread Tarek Ziadé
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Glyph Lefkowitz wrote: > First: thank you distutils-sig, and especially Tarek, for spearheading this > effort! Thanks :) > I'm particularly excited about the "Distribution" object that this PEP > specifies.  I've been waiting for a long time to be able to load an

Re: [Python-Dev] Proposing PEP 376

2010-04-03 Thread Tarek Ziadé
2010/4/2 P.J. Eby : [..] > First, I notice the RECORD paths are listed as being relative to sys.prefix; > I was under the impression that these paths were supposed to be relative to > the base installation location of the library (i.e. site-packages in the > default case). > > That is, that while p

Re: [Python-Dev] delaying 2.7 beta 1

2010-04-03 Thread Benjamin Peterson
2010/4/3 Benjamin Peterson : > I am delaying the release of 2.7 beta 1 pending the fixing of > http://bugs.python.org/issue8108 and the greening of the buildbots. After consultation with Antoine I've lowered #8108's priority. I will see if the buildbots shape up... -- Regards, Benjamin ___

[Python-Dev] delaying 2.7 beta 1

2010-04-03 Thread Benjamin Peterson
I am delaying the release of 2.7 beta 1 pending the fixing of http://bugs.python.org/issue8108 and the greening of the buildbots. -- Regards, Benjamin ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev U

Re: [Python-Dev] nonlocals() function?

2010-04-03 Thread Nick Coghlan
Steve Bonner wrote: > What do we think of adding a built-in nonlocals() function that would > be similar to globals() and locals()? Like those functions, it would > return a dictionary of variable names and their values. Since we now > have the nonlocal statement, it would be consistent to keep th

[Python-Dev] nonlocals() function?

2010-04-03 Thread Steve Bonner
What do we think of adding a built-in nonlocals() function that would be similar to globals() and locals()? Like those functions, it would return a dictionary of variable names and their values. Since we now have the nonlocal statement, it would be consistent to keep the three scopes local/nonloca