Hi folks, There have been quite some discussions about how to relate to the ever-progressing CPython development. To recap i try to formulate some agreements: a) the Python language is not to be modified b) if in doubt we follow the CPython lead wherever possible b) CPython core abstraction levels should be cleanly formulated in Python. c) Macros may be used at some levels if there really is no good way to avoid them. But a) and b) still hold. d) our Pythonic core specification is intended to be used for all kinds of generational steps (to C, Bytecode, Object-C, assembler, for PSYCO-Specilization whatever, etc). e) if in doubt i follow Armin's and Christian's lead regarding the right abstraction levels :-) e) there is all kinds of nice stuff to try f) there are a lot of wishes, thoughts, suggestions and ... names :-) There is some disagreement about how to cope with the CPython codebase and python-dev's ongoing C-development. Which isn't really problematic for the time beeing. We might have a model and some working code before PyCon (the python developers conference in Washington in March). It should be an ideal opportunity to discuss stuff. Any strong objections or agreements on this recap? regards, holger