Re: [Python-Dev] Optionally using GMP to implement long if available

2008-11-03 Thread skip
Benjamin> The main objection is that GMP is licensed under LGPL which I Benjamin> believe conflicts with Python's very open license. If GMP itself isn't included with Python how can there be a licensing issue? Skip ___ Python-

Re: [Python-Dev] Optionally using GMP to implement long if available

2008-11-03 Thread skip
r binaries with the Python long version if you don't want to distribute the GMP source. OTOH, it should be no big deal to drop a zip archive of the GMP sources which correspond to the code bound into the DLL. OTOOH, doesn't Windows support dynamic linking? Can&#

Re: [Python-Dev] Optionally using GMP to implement long if available

2008-11-04 Thread skip
lace? I think you missed an implied comma in my statement. I meant: 1. distribute pythonxy.dll which binds to GMP. 2. distribute a gmpmn.zip which contains the source for the version used in #1. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-D

[Python-Dev] test - please ignore

2008-11-05 Thread skip
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Re: [Python-Dev] Looking for VCS usage scenarios

2008-11-05 Thread skip
repos? For example, if the safethread stuff is sitting somewhere in a repository can I find it on my own somehow? * Will a DVCS allow simpler operation as if we are still using a centralized system like CVS or Subversion? Thx, Skip ___

Re: [Python-Dev] Released fixes for CVE-2008-2315 for Python 2.4?

2008-11-08 Thread skip
Terry> If there are release notes, they could mention mp's availability Terry> on pypi. I think the best place to reference it would be in the 2.6/3.0 module documentation. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@pyth

[Python-Dev] test message - spam work...

2008-11-13 Thread skip
Working on the spam filters... hit 'd' now... S ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] PyPI Submission Failing

2008-11-18 Thread skip
Sidnei> I haven't seen anyone mention it on this list, and there was one Sidnei> message on distutils-sig but it seems to have gone ignored [1]. I've passed your note along to the website maintainers. Thanks, -- Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://smont

[Python-Dev] What does this mean?

2008-11-29 Thread skip
I just ran "svn up" in my 2.6 sandbox and got this warning about the configure script: svn: File 'configure' has inconsistent newlines svn: Inconsistent line ending style I don't see any newlines other than just LF. Is some property

[Python-Dev] What does this mean?

2008-11-29 Thread skip
file hosed? I should point out that it is 'M'odified in my sandbox, but I just ran autoconf (v2.63) to recreate it from a modified configure.in. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/lis

Re: [Python-Dev] RELEASED Python 3.0 final

2008-12-05 Thread skip
od. Now we just need to populate them. I take it the classifiers without minor numbers imply any known minor version (e.g., 2 ==> 2.3 and greater)? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/li

Re: [Python-Dev] ANN: new python-porting mailing list

2008-12-05 Thread skip
oth :-) way. I trust you will announce this in python-list and python-announce-list if you haven't already? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python

[Python-Dev] Where/how should I check this in?

2008-12-06 Thread skip
.) With one tweak I'm certain needs to be applied to both 2.6 and trunk. Do I just check it in on all three branches and run svnmerge block to keep it from being considered again? Thanks, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org

[Python-Dev] Deciding on dbm API in setup.py

2008-12-08 Thread skip
t in this, please read the issue and add a comment if you feel so moved. This grew out of a change to adapt to new gdbm library organization: http://bugs.python.org/issue4487 Unbeknownst to me, I apparently wound up fixing a previously reported issue about the change:

Re: [Python-Dev] Trap SIGSEGV and SIGFPE

2008-12-11 Thread skip
ystack command. It will work with core files as well as running processes and should give you a very good idea where your Python code was executing when the segfault occurred. -- Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ ___ Pyth

Re: [Python-Dev] Trap SIGSEGV and SIGFPE

2008-12-11 Thread skip
gdbinit pystack shouldn't be too much of a barrier. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Trap SIGSEGV and SIGFPE

2008-12-11 Thread skip
ill use gdb because gdb catchs the Victor> signal before the program. Again, I meant no disrespect to your proposal. I was *simply trying to help the guy out*. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailm

[Python-Dev] Problem with svn on community buildbot

2008-12-13 Thread skip
e25-maint build Any idea what the problem might be? Thanks, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Problem with svn on community buildbot

2008-12-14 Thread skip
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 134.041/134.945/135.441/0.640 ms $ telnet svn.python.org 80 Trying 82.94.164.164... Connected to svn.python.org. Escape character is '^]'. ^] telnet> quit

Re: [Python-Dev] Problem with svn on community buildbot

2008-12-14 Thread skip
isabled with -4 option to Alexander> curl: ... But I have no problem on my laptop which is sitting right next to the G5 which is having problems. Both show an IPv6 address for svn.python.org. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-D

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-3000] python-3000 list is closed

2008-12-15 Thread skip
Martin> The mailing list python-3...@python.org is now closed. All Martin> further discussion of Python 3.x takes place on Martin> python-...@python.org. Maybe set up a simple email alias reflecting python-3000 to python-d

Re: [Python-Dev] extremely slow exit for program having huge (45G) dict (python 2.5.2)

2008-12-20 Thread skip
details of the modules the app uses (perhaps indirectly) to know whether or not it's safe/wise to call os._exit(). -- Skip Montanaro - s...@pobox.com - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.o

Re: [Python-Dev] extremely slow exit for program having huge (45G) dict (python 2.5.2)

2008-12-20 Thread skip
Leif> In that case, the question would be "why is the interpreter Leif> collecting garbage when it knows we're trying to exit anyway?". Because useful side effects are sometimes performed as a result of this activity (flushing disk buffers, closing database con

Re: [Python-Dev] python 2.5.3 segmentation fault with gcc 4.1.2

2008-12-21 Thread skip
ly two routines which appear to set it. Did this not happen with 2.5.2? -- Skip Montanaro - s...@pobox.com - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe:

Re: [Python-Dev] Releasing 2.5.4

2008-12-22 Thread skip
+def testReadWhenWriting(self): +self.assertRaises(IOError, self.f.read) class OtherFileTests(unittest.TestCase): which segfaults (on Solaris 10 at least) when run with the 2.5.3 released code and which passes after I undo r67740. Should we add this to the active bran

[Python-Dev] If I check something in ...

2008-12-22 Thread skip
really have to do the same task four times or can I check it in once (or twice) secure in the belief that someone will come along and do a monster merge? Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Python-Dev] If I check something in ...

2008-12-22 Thread skip
Benjamin> If you check it into the trunk, it will find it's way into Benjamin> 2.6, 3.1, and 3.0. Outstanding! Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubsc

Re: [Python-Dev] If I check something in ...

2008-12-22 Thread skip
Martin> Instead, you should commit it into trunk, and then run svnmerge.py three Martin> times, namely: ... Thanks for that cheat sheet. I never would have figured that out on my own. Well, at least not in a timely fashion.

[Python-Dev] test message - please ignore

2008-12-25 Thread skip
Merry Christmas everyone. Still, just hit 'd'. I'm testing the mpo spam filter. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/opt

[Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-26 Thread skip
s. After the reversion I then forgot about it. I just stumbled upon it again. It seems to me this would have been a good thing to fix in 3.0. Is this something which could change in 3.1 (or be deprecated in 3.1 with deletion in 3.2)? Skip ___ Python-De

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-26 Thread skip
skip> I just stumbled upon it again. It seems to me this would have skip> been a good thing to fix in 3.0. Is this something which could skip> change in 3.1 (or be deprecated in 3.1 with deletion in 3.2)? Hmmm... I didn't really mean "deletion". I meant,

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-26 Thread skip
nding on where the common prefix ends). You could I suppose though that would just be adding another hack on top of existing questionable behavior. I wasn't so concerned with implementation as whether or not a change to the semantics of the function was possible. Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-26 Thread skip
skip> I just stumbled upon it again. It seems to me this would have skip> been a good thing to fix in 3.0. Is this something which could skip> change in 3.1 (or be deprecated in 3.1 with deletion in 3.2)? This new issue in the tracker: http://bugs.python.org/

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-27 Thread skip
s?) then could we make a 2to3 fixer for this? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-28 Thread skip
rary inputs. See <http://bugs.python.org/issue4755> for what I think is a function with more predictable behavior given that we are discussing paths and not just strings. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.o

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-28 Thread skip
>>>>> "skip" == skip writes: Martin> I don't think any change is necessary. os.path.commonprefix Martin> works just fine on path components: skip> Ummm... >>> os.path.commonprefix(["/export/home", "/etc/passwd&qu

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-28 Thread skip
pointed out, Python lacks a reliable split function for filesystem paths. The patch implements different versions for Windows and other platforms because Python supports two separators on that platform. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org htt

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-29 Thread skip
n't have any idea if there is even an /etc/passwd file on Windows. I'd guess not, but that's not the point. The point is that you can use both / (aka ntpath.sep) and \ (aka ntpath.altsep) in Windows pathnames. See my patch (issue 4

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-30 Thread skip
Paul demonstrates the shortcoming of commonprefix: >>> os.path.commonprefix(["foo\\bar\\baz", "foo/bar/boink"]) 'foo' With the patch in issue4755: >>> import ntpath >>> ntpath.commonpathprefix(["foo

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-30 Thread skip
peration, you get Phillip> an endless series of gotchas... none of which are currently Phillip> documented. Well, then we can document (some of?) the gotchas* and work on a better implementation of commonpathprefix. I don't do Windows. You're lucky I got as far as I did with the

Re: [Python-Dev] A wart which should have been repaired in 3.0?

2008-12-30 Thread skip
if os.path.commonprefix([basedir, somepath]) != basedir: ... which leads me to believe that other people using the current function in the real world would be confused by your interpretation. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@py

Re: [Python-Dev] How to configure with icc on Mac?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
As far as I can tell you can't give any arguments to --without-gcc. All values I tried yielded errors: % ../configure --prefix=$HOME/tmp/icc-python --without-gcc=yes configure: error: invalid package name: gcc=yes % ../configure --prefix=$HOME/tmp/icc-python --without-gcc=icc con

Re: [Python-Dev] How to configure with icc on Mac?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
, set the CC environment Martin> variable, and don't pass the --without-gcc flag. Hmmm, OK... Why do we need two ways to spell "don't use gcc"? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] How to configure with icc on Mac?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
y didn't help.) Is there some way to configure Python for use with icc on a Mac? Thanks, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/opt

Re: [Python-Dev] How to configure with icc on Mac?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
#3381 fix framework builds on 10.4 Maybe it should be if test ${cur_target} '>' 10.2 -a ${cur_target} '<' 10.5 ; then cur_target=10.3 fi I'll open a ticket. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] Why is there still a PRINT_EXPR opcode in Python 3?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
Since print is now a builtin function why is there still a PRINT_EXPR opcode? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Why is there still a PRINT_EXPR opcode in Python 3?

2009-01-04 Thread skip
eter to call print(repr(expr)) ? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] Can someone explain the fast_block_end manipulation?

2009-01-07 Thread skip
n-dev/2008-July/thread.html#81480 A svn annotate suggests that much of the fun in this code began with a checkin by Jeremy Hylton (r19260). It references an old SF patch (102989) but I can't locate that in the current issue tracker to read the discussion. Is there some way I can ret

[Python-Dev] Can someone explain the fast_block_end manipulation?

2009-01-07 Thread skip
> I don't see anyplace obvious where a value resembling a jump offset or > jump target was pushed onto the stack. Duh. Found it about one minute after sending... CONTINUE_LOOP. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@pyth

[Python-Dev] Needless assert in ceval.c?

2009-01-08 Thread skip
} /* unwind stack */ Reported to the tracker: http://bugs.python.org/issue4888 Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/

Re: [Python-Dev] Support for the Haiku OS

2009-01-14 Thread skip
ests to pass (the OP's Raymond> comments indicate that very few customizations are necessary). +1. I would argue that Haiku OS is probably no more of a minority platform at this point than OS2/EMX, which continues to be supported, at least at the level if patches being app

[Python-Dev] stuck with dlopen...

2009-01-14 Thread skip
commands generated to compile and link the C code: gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall \ -Wstrict-prototypes -g -DPy_BUILD_CORE -DNDEBUG \ -I/Users/skip/src/python/py3k-t/Include \ -I/Users/skip/src/python/py3k-t -c dTd5cl.c \ -o /tmp/MwDLS

Re: [Python-Dev] Help

2009-01-15 Thread skip
elopment not how to use Python. -- Skip Montanaro - s...@pobox.com - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/option

Re: [Python-Dev] Strategies for debugging buildbot failures?

2009-01-18 Thread skip
hen check your diagnostic changes in on a branch meant just for that purpose. Once you're done with your changes you could simply delete the branch. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listi

[Python-Dev] Hmmm... __PyObject_NextNotImplemented when tracing lines

2009-01-19 Thread skip
I see output like this in several tests on my Mac: test_array skipped -- dlopen(/Users/skip/src/python/trunk/build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.7/cPickle.so, 2): Symbol not found: __PyObject_NextNotImplemented Referenced from: /Users/skip/src/python/trunk/build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.7

Re: [Python-Dev] Hmmm... __PyObject_NextNotImplemented when tracing lines

2009-01-19 Thread skip
python2.7.dylib held the symbol in question the *installed* version of libpython2.7.dylib didn't have the symbol: % nm python.exe | grep PyObject_NextNotImplemented % nm libpython2.7.dylib | egrep PyObject_NextNotImplemented 00054200 T __PyObject_NextNotImplemented % nm /Use

Re: [Python-Dev] Unable to resolve svn.python.org: OS/X

2009-01-22 Thread skip
Thanks for this. This appears to be exactly what's gone wrong with the OS/X community buildbot I run. I'll try to plop your solution in place when I get home and see how it works after that. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.or

[Python-Dev] ac_sys_system == Monterey*?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
this check be removed from trunk/py3k branches? Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] Change Makefile.pre.in based on configure?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
ms to only use variable expansion on the RHS of stuff. Can I do something like if @WITH_DTRACE_SUN@ = 1 then ... Sun-style dependencies here ... else ... Apple-style dependencies here ... fi where WITH_DTRACE_SUN is a macro defined in pyconfig.h by the configure script? Tha

Re: [Python-Dev] ac_sys_system == Monterey*?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
Martin> Monterey was cancelled in 2000, although parts of it were Martin> integrated into AIX 5L. Thanks... http://bugs.python.org/issue4111 It doesn't appear it's mentioned anywhere other than in the configure script. Skip __

Re: [Python-Dev] ac_sys_system == Monterey*?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
http://bugs.python.org/issue4111 Jeez, I'm an idiot. Should be http://bugs.python.org/issue5047 Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.pytho

Re: [Python-Dev] Change Makefile.pre.in based on configure?

2009-01-24 Thread skip
de these? I'll work on it and get back to you if I get completely stuck. I think I've figured a way out of my current dilemma, but a little experimentation will be required to see if I'm correct. Thx, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing l

Re: [Python-Dev] Universal newlines, and the gzip module.

2009-01-30 Thread skip
e though, is that right? That makes sense to me. It probably belongs in a separate argument though. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Proposal: defaultdict

2006-02-17 Thread skip
e under the influence of a given default value should stick that value in the dictionary or not. down-with-more-builtins-ly, y'rs, Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscri

Re: [Python-Dev] Adventures with ASTs - Inline Lambda

2006-02-17 Thread skip
arguments and avoid the ambiguity altogether. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Proposal: defaultdict

2006-02-17 Thread skip
nt') should the default value come into play. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] The decorator(s) module

2006-02-17 Thread skip
nc_name, __doc__, etc) should be available, probably in a decorators module. Beyond that I'm not sure. I think it would be better to be conservative. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyt

Re: [Python-Dev] Adventures with ASTs - Inline Lambda

2006-02-18 Thread skip
talin> ... whereas with 'given' you can't be certain when to stop talin> parsing the argument list. So require parens around the arglist: (x*y given (x, y)) Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org h

Re: [Python-Dev] readline compilarion fails on OSX

2006-02-20 Thread skip
etect symbols the way configure does, so it's a bit clumsy... Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
Neal> IMO compiler warnings should generate emails from buildbot. It doesn't generate emails for any other condition. I think it should just turn the compilation section yellow. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
x27;t see them on the gentoo build, so I assume they just haven't been tackled yet. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/pyt

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
Ronald> How many of those do you see when you ignore the warnings you Ronald> get while building the Carbon extensions? skip> I see a bunch related to Py_ssize_t. Those have nothing to do skip> with Carbon. I don't see them on the gentoo build, so I assume

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
t be a major undertaking. If we can recruit a suitable number of boxes I see no particular reason you can't support a 2x, 4x, 8x or more increase in the number of buildbot slaves. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
e_t format, int arg (arg 3) Objects/unicodeobject.c: In function `unicode_translate_call_errorhandler': Objects/unicodeobject.c:3374: warning: signed size_t format, int arg (arg 3) ... This from the build on g5 osx.3 trunk from 22:54 today (21 Feb). Skip __

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot vs. Windows

2006-02-21 Thread skip
cit a pair of eyeballs for each slave as well. That doesn't need to be the owner of the box, but the owner is the likely first candidate to trick^H^H^H^H^Hask. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: [Python-Dev] calendar.timegm

2006-02-21 Thread skip
Sergey> Historical question ;) Sergey> Anyone can explain why function timegm is placed into module Sergey> calendar, not to module time, where it would be near with Sergey> similar function mktime? Historical acciden

Re: [Python-Dev] buildbot, and test failures

2006-02-23 Thread skip
Christos> This isn't feasible, though, so in case we add more Linux Christos> machines, at least make sure that the libc/gcc combo is not Christos> one already used in the existing ones. Maybe include libc/gcc versions in the name or desc

[Python-Dev] cProfile prints to stdout?

2006-02-25 Thread skip
ere. I propose rewriting the necessary bits to att a stream= keyword argument where necessary and using stream.write(...) or print >> stream, ... instead of the current bare print. I'd prefer the default for the stream be sys.stderr as well. Thoughts? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] cProfile prints to stdout?

2006-02-25 Thread skip
Georg> Probably related: Georg> http://python.org/sf/1235266 Don't think so. That was just a documentation nit (and is now fixed and closed at any rate). Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.

Re: [Python-Dev] cProfile prints to stdout?

2006-02-25 Thread skip
;. It is currently impossible to separate profile output from the program's output. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] cProfile prints to stdout?

2006-02-25 Thread skip
module invoked separately prints the output. Sure, but then it's not "simple". Your original example was "... > file". I'd like it to be (nearly) as easy to do it right yet keep it simple. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list

Re: [Python-Dev] When will regex really go away?

2006-03-02 Thread skip
e an effbot gem). Either way, I was happy it was there when I needed it. Go in peace, reconvert. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Python-Dev] Outdated Python Info on www.unicode.org (fwd)

2006-03-04 Thread skip
Someone here (Martin, MAL, /F?) would probably be able to write a short, authoritative description of Python's Unicode powers. Any takers? Skip --- Begin Message --- The Unicode Consortium has a page about Unicode Enabled Products <http://www.unicode.org/onlinedat/products.html>

[Python-Dev] My buildbot host upgraded to OSX 10.4

2006-03-04 Thread skip
tion is now not substantially different from the loaner XServer.) Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] My buildbot host upgraded to OSX 10.4

2006-03-04 Thread skip
skip> I upgraded my PowerMac G5 to OSX 10.4. ZopeInterface isn't skip> recompiling after the upgrade to XCode 2.1. Okay, my buildbot slave is back online. Still, feel free to kick it out if you think it's not worth it to continue r

Re: [Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

2006-03-16 Thread skip
value, e.g: try: foo() except TypeError with msg, KeyError with msg: print msg Not very Pythonic methinks. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubsc

Re: [Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

2006-03-17 Thread skip
Skip> try: Skip> foo() Skip> except TypeError with msg, KeyError with msg: Skip> print msg fuzz> Wasn't the proposal : fuzz> try: fuzz> something fuzz> except NameError, OtherError as e: fuzz> something... I&

Re: [Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

2006-03-18 Thread skip
xts wherever possible. There seem to be other places where Python is beginning to require parens even though they aren't strictly necessary to resolve syntactic ambiguity. This might be one of them. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@pytho

Re: [Python-Dev] Py3k: Except clause syntax

2006-03-20 Thread skip
Skip> There seem to be other places where Python is beginning to require Skip> parens even though they aren't strictly necessary to resolve Skip> syntactic ambiguity. Guido> In the style guide only, I hope. Alex> Technically, I believe the first plac

Re: [Python-Dev] I'm not getting email from SF when assigned a bug/patch

2006-03-27 Thread skip
broke for Guido it broke for everybody. While we consider him to be the BDFL I suspect the accolades are lost on the SF folks. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: ht

Re: [Python-Dev] I'm not getting email from SF when assigned abug/patch

2006-03-28 Thread skip
courage people from reporting bugs. Still, I gave up reporting Mozilla bugs because of it. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python

Re: [Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5?

2006-03-29 Thread skip
as easy to "easy_install pysqlite" after the fact, or Phillip> get it from the appropriate packager (RPM, Debian, whatever). Is it not possible to distribute an empty db package which is then populated with various database eggs (or other similar installation things)? Skip

Re: [Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5?

2006-03-29 Thread skip
mmediately bitten by the multiple reader/single writer limitation and they tried to cram too much data into it, so performance further sucked. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5?

2006-03-29 Thread skip
mechanisms and have them appear seamlessly to the Python programmer. Then I begin to wonder why bother with db.sqlite at all. Why not just create an empty db package that does the pkgutil or pkg_resources dance and let people install all N database interf

Re: [Python-Dev] Discussing the Great Library Reorganization

2006-03-29 Thread skip
organization that Brett> has been discussed for eons. I think this belongs on the py3k list. Stdlib reorganization should be done with Py3k in mind, then backported to 2.x if deemed worthwhile and doable. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python

Re: [Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5?

2006-03-29 Thread skip
see no reason start adding any package hierarchy(ies). Just toss it in as the sqlite module (no packaging) and be done with it. Don't start carving up the package namespace without considering the bigger picture. Skip ___ Python-Dev mailing lis

Re: [Python-Dev] pysqlite for 2.5?

2006-03-29 Thread skip
Greg> There's a big difference between "db" and "em": "db" is an Greg> extremely well-known abbreviation, whereas "em" isn't. Unless you're a typesetter or a TeX hound... :-) Skip _

Re: [Python-Dev] I'm not getting email from SF whenassignedabug/patch

2006-03-30 Thread skip
Martin> Nobody has stepped forward and said "I make trac happen". Hasn't trac already happened in the sense that it's installed (by Tim Parkin on the Pollenation website) and in use by the website maintainers? Seems the only major hurdle is the extraction of

Re: [Python-Dev] gmane.comp.python.devel.3000 has disappeared

2006-03-31 Thread skip
is Terry> intentional on the part of the mail list maintainers? (I Terry> certainly hope not!) Or is it a repairable glitch somewhere Terry> between the list and gmane? Gmane is subscribed. I've sent a message to them. Hopefully they will get th

[Python-Dev] Whole bunch of test failures on OSX

2006-04-03 Thread skip
ngs_tw failure looks like this: File "/Users/skip/src/python-svn/trunk/Lib/test/test_multibytecodec_support.py", line 88, in test_customreplace_encode "test.xmlcharnamereplace")[0], sout) File "/Users/skip/src/python-svn/trunk/Lib/test/test_multibytecodec_support

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