Re: [Python-Dev] The Breaking of distutils and PyPI for Python 3000?

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Kline
that the tool won't touch *anything* that has to do with the str->bytes/unicode->str move (I assumed that meant it wouldn't touch "unicode" in the snippet I gave above), right? Will the tool also make the following work cor

Re: [Python-Dev] The Breaking of distutils and PyPI for Python 3000?

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Kline
"[a]nything having to do with the str->bytes/unicode->str move is so far off-limits" to the upgrade tool. -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 365 (Adding the pkg_resources module)

2008-03-20 Thread Bob Kline
stence on "the GUI is the OOWTDI" even for such administrative tasks as installing system-wide software). -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailm

Re: [Python-Dev] Python XML Validator

2008-03-05 Thread Bob Kline
Mike Meyer wrote: > I think lxml is the best Python XML library that meets his > requirements, and it would make my life a lot easier if it were part > of the standard library. +1 (!) -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Python-Dev] Compiler used to build Python for Windows

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Kline
Bob Kline wrote: > Christian Heimes wrote: > >> Is VS 2008 recent enought for you? :] >> >> > > Yes, thanks! I would hope Microsoft has fixed that bug by now. :-) > And yes, indeed, the bug is gone in Python 2.6. -- Bob Kline http://www.rksy

Re: [Python-Dev] Compiler used to build Python for Windows

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Kline
Christian Heimes wrote: > Bob Kline wrote: > >> Any possibility of revisiting this question (upgrading to a more recent >> compiler for Windows builds of Python)? >> > > The latest alphas of Python 2.6 and 3.0 are build with VS 2088. I've > spent

[Python-Dev] Compiler used to build Python for Windows

2008-03-04 Thread Bob Kline
iting this question (upgrading to a more recent compiler for Windows builds of Python)? -- Bob Kline http://www.rksystems.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/lis