Re: [Python-Dev] python process creation overhead

2014-05-12 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 13 May 2014 10:19, wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 04:22:52PM -0700, Gregory Szorc wrote: > >> Why can't Python start as quickly as Perl or Ruby? > > On my heavily abused Core 2 Macbook with 9 .pth files, 2.7 drops from > 81ms startup to 20ms by specifying -S, which disables site.py. > > Obli

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): Merge 3.4->default: asyncio: Fix upstream issue 168: StreamReader.read(-1) from

2014-05-12 Thread Guido van Rossum
Sorry about that. I will look into it soon, but won't have time right away. (Also I missed David's earlier message.) On May 12, 2014 5:14 PM, "Eric Snow" wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM, R. David Murray > wrote: > > These changes appear to have caused several builbot failures, and > >

Re: [Python-Dev] python process creation overhead

2014-05-12 Thread dw+python-dev
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 04:22:52PM -0700, Gregory Szorc wrote: > Why can't Python start as quickly as Perl or Ruby? On my heavily abused Core 2 Macbook with 9 .pth files, 2.7 drops from 81ms startup to 20ms by specifying -S, which disables site.py. Oblitering the .pth files immediately knocks 10

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): Merge 3.4->default: asyncio: Fix upstream issue 168: StreamReader.read(-1) from

2014-05-12 Thread Eric Snow
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM, R. David Murray wrote: > These changes appear to have caused several builbot failures, and > there doesn't appear to be a bugs.python.org issue to report it to. > One failure example: > > > http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20PowerLinux%203.4/buil

Re: [Python-Dev] python process creation overhead

2014-05-12 Thread Gregory Szorc
On 5/10/2014 2:46 PM, Victor Stinner wrote: > Le 10 mai 2014 22:51, "Gregory Szorc" > a écrit : >> Furthermore, Python 3 appears to be >50% slower than Python 2. > > Please mention the minor version. It looks like you compared 2.7 > and 3.3. Please test 3.4, we mad

Re: [Python-Dev] Questions regarding Windows buildbots

2014-05-12 Thread Brian Curtin
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Claudiu Popa wrote: > Hello! > > I'm working on a patch for issue bugs.python.org/issue8579 (Add > missing tests for FlushKey, LoadKey, and SaveKey in winreg). This > issue requires the SeBackupPrivilege in order to use LoadKey and > SaveKey. While acquiring the pr

[Python-Dev] Questions regarding Windows buildbots

2014-05-12 Thread Claudiu Popa
Hello! I'm working on a patch for issue bugs.python.org/issue8579 (Add missing tests for FlushKey, LoadKey, and SaveKey in winreg). This issue requires the SeBackupPrivilege in order to use LoadKey and SaveKey. While acquiring the privilege isn't very complicated using ctypes, it fails with ERROR_

Re: [Python-Dev] devguide: Add myself to developer log and as a Windows expert.

2014-05-12 Thread Eric Snow
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Steve Dower wrote: > For those who missed the earlier discussions, Martin v. Löwis has handed > over responsibility for the Windows installers. It sounds like Brett Cannon > and I are both in a position to build 2.7 right now, and I hope to simplify > the setup req

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): Merge 3.4->default: asyncio: Fix upstream issue 168: StreamReader.read(-1) from

2014-05-12 Thread R. David Murray
These changes appear to have caused several builbot failures, and there doesn't appear to be a bugs.python.org issue to report it to. One failure example: http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20PowerLinux%203.4/builds/119 test_asyncio fails similarly for me on tip. On Mon, 12 May 20