[Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4

2013-04-06 Thread Benjamin Peterson
I'm thrilled to announce the release of Python 2.7.4. 2.7.4 is the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. It includes hundreds of bugfixes to the core language and standard library. Downloads are at http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.4/ As always, please report bugs to

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Stefan Krah
Andriy Kornatskyy wrote: > > but you can install this backport from PyPI: > > https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cdecimal/2.3 > > This is what I was looking for. Note that for numerical work _decimal from Python3.3 is vastly faster than cdecimal. I've added two major speedups (credit for one of them

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Andriy Kornatskyy
0 > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1 > From: amaur...@gmail.com > To: andrew.svet...@gmail.com > CC: andriy.kornats...@live.com; python-dev@python.org > > 2013/3/27 Andrew Svetlov > mailto:andrew.svet...@gmail.com>> > No. _decim

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
2013/3/27 Andrew Svetlov > No. _decimal is new functionality that will never be backported. > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Andriy Kornatskyy > wrote: > > Any plans backport decimal C implementation from 3.3? > No. 2.7 does not accept new features anymore, but you can install this backport

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Andriy Kornatskyy
be taken caution for something? According to presentation slides, 30x performance boost is something definitely valuable for 2.7 crowd. Thanks. Andriy > Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:24:47 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Andrew Svetlov
ate: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:18:34 -0700 >> From: ether@gmail.com >> To: h...@ox.cx >> CC: python-dev@python.org >> Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1 >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Hynek Schlawack wrote: >> > Sp

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-27 Thread Andriy Kornatskyy
Any plans backport decimal C implementation from 3.3? Thanks. Andriy Kornatskyy > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:18:34 -0700 > From: ether@gmail.com > To: h...@ox.cx > CC: python-dev@python.org > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Pytho

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Sean Felipe Wolfe
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Hynek Schlawack wrote: > Speakerdeck is slides only. The video is here: > http://pyvideo.org/video/1730/python-33-trust-me-its-better-than-27 Sweet thanks! ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.p

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Hynek Schlawack
Am 26.03.2013 um 23:05 schrieb Sean Felipe Wolfe : >> Anyway, you should trust Brett Canon: "Python 3.3: Trust Me, It's >> Better Than Python 2.7". >> >> https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/python-3-dot-3-trust-me-its-better-than-python-2-dot-7-by-dr-brett-cannon > Was there supposed to be audio

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Sean Felipe Wolfe
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Victor Stinner wrote: > Anyway, you should trust Brett Canon: "Python 3.3: Trust Me, It's > Better Than Python 2.7". > > https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/python-3-dot-3-trust-me-its-better-than-python-2-dot-7-by-dr-brett-cannon Was there supposed to be audio wi

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Georg Brandl
Am 26.03.2013 13:13, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: > 2013/3/26 Matthias Klose : >> Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: >>> 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. >> >> I hope it's not (and in the IDLE thread you say so otherwise too). > > "latest" is differ

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:54:11 +0100 a.cava...@cavallinux.eu wrote: > It's already hard to sell 2.7 in most companies. Sure, it's often hard to sell free software! Regards Antoine. ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.or

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Le Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:34:34 +0100, Victor Stinner a écrit : > 2013/3/26 Lennart Regebro : > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Matthias Klose > > wrote: > >> Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: > >>> 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 > >>> series. > >>

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Benjamin Peterson
2013/3/26 Matthias Klose : > Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: >> 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. > > I hope it's not (and in the IDLE thread you say so otherwise too). "latest" is different from "last" :) -- Regards, Benjamin ___

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread a . cavallo
It's already hard to sell 2.7 in most companies. Regards, Antonio Anyway, you should trust Brett Canon: "Python 3.3: Trust Me, It's Better Than Python 2.7". https://speakerdeck.com/pyconslides/python-3-dot-3-trust-me-its-better-than-python-2-dot-7-by-dr-brett-cannon Victor

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Victor Stinner
2013/3/26 Lennart Regebro : > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Matthias Klose wrote: >> Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: >>> 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. >> >> I hope it's not (and in the IDLE thread you say so otherwise too). > > It most c

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Lennart Regebro
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Matthias Klose wrote: > Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: >> 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. > > I hope it's not (and in the IDLE thread you say so otherwise too). It most certainly will be the latest once it's

Re: [Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-26 Thread Matthias Klose
Am 25.03.2013 01:30, schrieb Benjamin Peterson: > 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. I hope it's not (and in the IDLE thread you say so otherwise too). Matthias ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org ht

[Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1

2013-03-24 Thread Benjamin Peterson
I'm happy to announce the first release candidate of 2.7.4. 2.7.4 will be the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. It includes hundreds of bugfixes to the core language and standard library. There has recently been a lot of discussion about XML-based denial of service attacks. Spe