Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-14 Thread Anthony Baxter
> :) is that, when I go to the downloads page for Python 2.3, in > addition to downloading Python, I could download all the > compatible libraries which were included in later versions as a > single installable file. When 2.6 comes out, this "extras" > package would be upgraded to include any new

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > This does raise an interesting question, though, since I'm about to get > into PEP authorship myself. Have I missed an official way to propose > alternatives or resurrect a languishing PEP? See PEP 1. The PEP champion is obliged to integrate feedback into the PEP,

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Patrick Maupin schrieb: > Although it is often quite easy to find and download a module for use > with a prior version of Python, it would be really convenient if all > of these modules were bundled up together and available as a single > download, especially when it comes to Windows users and exte

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Patrick Maupin
On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't this PEP 297? Thanks for pointing that out. I looked for a relevant PEP, but didn't notice this one. I think this is complementary, but (if I am reading it correctly) it is not exactly the same. The alternate search path is a ne

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Collin Winter
On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11 Mar, 10:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >If this seems useful to others, I could try to start a PEP on how the > >process would work (but since I'm fairly new, it would be great if > >someone could help out a bit by validating my

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread glyph
On 11 Mar, 10:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If this seems useful to others, I could try to start a PEP on how the process would work (but since I'm fairly new, it would be great if someone could help out a bit by validating my verbiage against some of the process requirements). Isn't this PE

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Brett Cannon
On 3/11/07, Patrick Maupin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please forgive me if this has already been discussed -- I only > recently started paying any attention to this list. > > Many versions of python include "new" standard library modules that > could (or often do already) work fine with previous