Mailman 3 October 2012 - pydotorg-www

Re: [pydotorg-www] links for in-development versions of documentation
by Michael Foord Nov. 13, 2012

Nov. 13, 2012

Thanks Chris, I'm forwarding this to the web team. Michael On 28 Oct 2012, at 19:06, Chris Jerdonek <chris.jerdonek(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I noticed on "the complete list of documentation by Python version": > > http://www.python.org/doc/versions/ > > that there are no direct links to the latest in-development versions > for 2.7, 3.2, and 3.3. There is only a direct link to the > in-development 3.4 version (as well as direct links to the *released* > versions of 2.7, 3.2, and 3.3). > > I think it would be useful to add sub-bullets under the first bullet > ("Unreleased, development versions of the documentation") that lists > direct links to the latest in-development version of each version > still under development: > > * http://docs.python.org/2.7/ > * http://docs.python.org/3.2/ > * http://docs.python.org/3.3/ > * http://docs.python.org/3.4/ > > If you choose not to include direct links for these in-development > versions, I think you should include a note stating that these > in-development versions exist and that they can be found by navigating > from the latest development version http://docs.python.org/dev/ . > > Thanks, > --Chris > -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html

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Linking to psfmember.org
by Aahz Oct. 27, 2012

Oct. 27, 2012

I'd really rather not link to psfmember.org until that page gets a bit more text (or at least links to some text with more background). It looks unprofessional to me. I gave some feedback to Kurt a while back that hasn't been followed up. ----- Forwarded message from "andrew.kuchling" <pydotorg-checkins(a)python.org> ----- > Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:07:11 +0200 (CEST) > From: "andrew.kuchling" <pydotorg-checkins(a)python.org> > To: pydotorg-checkins(a)python.org > Subject: [Pydotorg-checkins] r14461 - trunk/beta.python.org/build/new-build > Reply-To: pydotorg(a)python.org > > Author: andrew.kuchling > Date: Sat Oct 27 03:07:11 2012 > New Revision: 14461 > > Modified: > trunk/beta.python.org/build/new-build/homepage.tmpl > Log: > Add box linking to psfmember.org and donation page > > Modified: trunk/beta.python.org/build/new-build/homepage.tmpl > ============================================================================== > --- trunk/beta.python.org/build/new-build/homepage.tmpl (original) > +++ trunk/beta.python.org/build/new-build/homepage.tmpl Sat Oct 27 03:07:11 2012 > @@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ > </%doc> > > <div class="homepage-box vote-box" style="text-align:center"> > + <h4>Support the Python Community</h4> > + <p>Help the Python community > + by <a href="http://www.psfmember.org">becoming an associate member</a> or > + <a href="/psf/donations/">making a one-time donation</a>.</p> > + </div> > + > + <div class="homepage-box vote-box" style="text-align:center"> > <h4><a href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3">Python 3</a> Poll</h4> > <p>I wish there was Python 3 support in</p> > <form method="POST" action="/3kpoll"> > _______________________________________________ > Pydotorg-checkins mailing list > Pydotorg-checkins(a)python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-checkins ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Aahz (aahz(a)pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "We've just found a line in a perl script that invokes a shell script to call a lisp program which invokes the very-same perl script." --anonymous

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Fwd: Python.org front page news features (near-)duplicates
by Michael Foord Oct. 23, 2012

Oct. 23, 2012

A suggestion on managing the feed of news items that appears on the front page of python.org. All the best, Michael Foord Begin forwarded message: > From: Justin Blank <justin.blank(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Python.org front page news features (near-)duplicates > Date: 23 October 2012 01:17:35 BST > To: Michael Foord <michael(a)python.org> > > As I said, the point is that updates displayed on a webpage should be > decoupled from the RSS feed. RSS is plumbing. > > Here is one idea: a widget displays the n-most recent items in the RSS > feed by default (or it could be all entries more recent than a certain > date). However, a human can override that default, and either a) keep > certain items displaying for longer, or b) hide entries (like release > candidates) that have been superceded by more recent developments. . > > Release candidates are important news when they happen. They cease > being news once the actual software is released. At that point, they > are history, and are of interest to a limited set of people. > > Justin > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Michael Foord <michael(a)python.org> wrote: >> Hello Justin, >> >> The main use case for the RSS feed is to be consumed via feed readers, so most people will see items as they are posted rather than all at the same time. I don't see how else we could generate a useful feed of news items other than as they are posted though. Betas and release candidates of new versions of Python is important news after all. >> >> All the best, >> >> Michael Foord >> >> >> On 22 Oct 2012, at 20:10, Justin Blank <justin.blank(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On the python.org front page, there is an RSS feed of news. At >>> present, this displays the fact that Python 3.3 was released (good), >>> but it also dispays three additional 3.3 release candidates. Since >>> seven news items are displayed in my browser, that means almost half >>> of them are wasted. I am personally insane enough to be curious what >>> the schedule of release candidates was for already released software >>> (indeed, I have checked that information for several operating systems >>> and other pieces of software recently), but it's not what I expect to >>> see when I go to the python website, or what I'd expect most users >>> would like to see. >>> >>> Of course, these are perfectly reasonable items to include in an RSS >>> feed, which one assumes will be consumed the first time it's seen, but >>> I think what that shows is that the front page news feed needs to be >>> decoupled from the RSS feed. >>> >>> Justin >>> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ >> >> >> May you do good and not evil >> May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others >> May you share freely, never taking more than you give. >> -- the sqlite blessing >> http://www.sqlite.org/different.html >> >> >> >> >> > -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html

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Fwd: Broken links - signature files for 3.1.4 Windows installers
by Michael Foord Oct. 7, 2012

Oct. 7, 2012

I *guess* this is an issue for Martin rather than the general 3.1 RM? Michael Begin forwarded message: > From: Nadeem Vawda <nadeem.vawda(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Broken links - signature files for 3.1.4 Windows installers > Date: 7 October 2012 13:50:14 BST > To: webmaster(a)python.org > > Hi, > > I was looking at the Python 3.1.4 release page > <http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.1.4/>, and I noticed that > the signature links next to each of the Windows MSI and PDB downloads > are broken. > > Cheers, > Nadeem > -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html

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