Re: [Python-Dev] feature freeze questions

2012-07-26 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 26.07.2012 10:24, schrieb Eli Bendersky: >>> I have a few questions about feature freeze: >>> >>> (1) Is increasing test coverage acceptable during feature freeze, even >>> if it does not involve fixing a bug? >>> >>> (2) When adding new tests (e.g. in the course of fixing a bug or >>> increasin

Re: [Python-Dev] Who's maintaining Sphinx nowadays?

2012-07-26 Thread Chris Withers
Hi Georg, On 26/07/2012 21:07, Georg Brandl wrote: If you're patient enough, I'll take care of your problem eventually. If not, and you're looking for a project to co-maintain, we can set something up :) I'm certainly interested in helping out where I can, Sphinx has been a fantastic tool...

Re: [Python-Dev] Who's maintaining Sphinx nowadays?

2012-07-26 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 26.07.2012 09:59, schrieb Chris Withers: > Hi All, > > Sorry if this is considered slightly off topic, but Sphinx is the tool > we use for the Python core docs so: > > Who's looking after Sphinx nowadays? I've hit what I consider to be a bug: > > https://groups.google.com/group/sphinx-dev/br

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.7 releases

2012-07-26 Thread Terry Reedy
On 7/26/2012 2:50 PM, Thomas Heller wrote: Am 26.07.2012 20:16, schrieb mar...@v.loewis.de: Don't you have commit rights still? I dont't know. The tracker thinks you do. That is what the Python logo next to your name means. Anyway, I do know nearly nothing about hg and don't have time

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.7 releases

2012-07-26 Thread Thomas Heller
Am 26.07.2012 20:16, schrieb mar...@v.loewis.de: Will there be more 2.7 bugfix releases Yes. and when the next one? That's up for Benjamin to decide. My view is that one bugfix release every year is more than enough. Ok. I expect we will still be using 2.7 next year in my company. In o

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.7 releases

2012-07-26 Thread martin
Will there be more 2.7 bugfix releases Yes. and when the next one? That's up for Benjamin to decide. My view is that one bugfix release every year is more than enough. In other words; if I submit a patch and it is accepted, can I expect that patch be committed also to the 2.7 branch? Don

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.7 releases

2012-07-26 Thread Senthil Kumaran
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Thomas Heller wrote: > Will there be more 2.7 bugfix releases, and when the next one? > > In other words; if I submit a patch and it is accepted, can I > expect that patch be committed also to the 2.7 branch? > > We are still back-porting bug fixes to 2.7 branch.

[Python-Dev] 2.7 releases

2012-07-26 Thread Thomas Heller
Will there be more 2.7 bugfix releases, and when the next one? In other words; if I submit a patch and it is accepted, can I expect that patch be committed also to the 2.7 branch? Thanks, Thomas Been a long time that I've been here - but still using Python (2.7 now) more and more... __

Re: [Python-Dev] datetime nanosecond support

2012-07-26 Thread Christian Heimes
Am 25.07.2012 16:38, schrieb Guido van Rossum: > Beware, people requesting dates BC rarely know what they are asking > for. (E.g. Jesus wasn't born on 12/25/0001.) The calendrical > ambiguities are such that representing dates that far in the past is > better left to a specialized class. Read the o

Re: [Python-Dev] feature freeze questions

2012-07-26 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Eli Bendersky wrote: > You cannot skip the peer review during an RC, no matter how small! > Even if it is a simple copy-and-paste change, everything requires peer > review from a core developer. The extra restrictions during RC are more about not doing things

Re: [Python-Dev] feature freeze questions

2012-07-26 Thread Eli Bendersky
>> I have a few questions about feature freeze: >> >> (1) Is increasing test coverage acceptable during feature freeze, even >> if it does not involve fixing a bug? >> >> (2) When adding new tests (e.g. in the course of fixing a bug or >> increasing test coverage), are we allowed to refactor other

[Python-Dev] Who's maintaining Sphinx nowadays?

2012-07-26 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, Sorry if this is considered slightly off topic, but Sphinx is the tool we use for the Python core docs so: Who's looking after Sphinx nowadays? I've hit what I consider to be a bug: https://groups.google.com/group/sphinx-dev/browse_thread/thread/197fc26ba570913d?hl=en So I forked on