Mailman 3 December 2010 - python-committers

[RELEASED] Python 3.2 beta 2
by Georg Brandl Dec. 22, 2010

Dec. 22, 2010

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team, I'm happy to announce the second beta preview release of Python 3.2. Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and stabilize the Python 3.x line. Since the final release of Python 2.7, the 2.x line will only receive bugfixes, and new features are developed for 3.x only. Since PEP 3003, the Moratorium on Language Changes, is in effect, there are no changes in Python's syntax and built-in types in Python 3.2. Development efforts concentrated on the standard library and support for porting code to Python 3. Highlights are: * numerous improvements to the unittest module * PEP 3147, support for .pyc repository directories * PEP 3149, support for version tagged dynamic libraries * PEP 3148, a new futures library for concurrent programming * PEP 384, a stable ABI for extension modules * PEP 391, dictionary-based logging configuration * an overhauled GIL implementation that reduces contention * an extended email package that handles bytes messages * countless fixes regarding bytes/string issues; among them full support for a bytes environment (filenames, environment variables) * many consistency and behavior fixes for numeric operations * a sysconfig module to access configuration information * a pure-Python implementation of the datetime module * additions to the shutil module, among them archive file support * improvements to pdb, the Python debugger For a more extensive list of changes in 3.2, see http://docs.python.org/3.2/whatsnew/3.2.html To download Python 3.2 visit: http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2/ Please consider trying Python 3.2 with your code and reporting any bugs you may notice to: http://bugs.python.org/ Enjoy! - -- Georg Brandl, Release Manager georg at python.org (on behalf of the entire python-dev team and 3.2's contributors) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk0Q/aAACgkQN9GcIYhpnLDf8gCgkLGAsE+T3R505jZc1RxXDYsa NSsAnRGaFjeTm9o2Z5O8FuIzTUG8t1PT =hHzz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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oops commit
by R. David Murray Dec. 21, 2010

Dec. 21, 2010

Gah, I just realized that I committed something and I haven't seen Georg's unfreeze message yet. It was wrong anyway, so I reverted it. --David

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Freezing py3k for beta2
by Georg Brandl Dec. 19, 2010

Dec. 19, 2010

Hi, it's now time for beta2; you know the drill by now: I'll be in #python-dev on and off, if you like to commit something please coordinate there. Georg

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Blocking feature backports
by Terry Reedy Dec. 7, 2010

Dec. 7, 2010

I would like to commit a couple of new feature patches in the next couple of days for #9299 (if no one else does it) and #10534 (working on that). It appears to be somewhat customary to follow such patches with 3.1/2.7 blocks, but Georg implied in another message that the process is obsolete in that no one is doing blind mass merges anymore, and I apparently cannot do blocks with TortoiseSvn. So is it alright if I make the commits and simply note in the commit messages that they are for a new feature and should not be merged backwards? -- Terry Jan Reedy

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Providing .tgz sources
by Georg Brandl Dec. 7, 2010

Dec. 7, 2010

Hi, I wonder if it's still necessary to provide .tar.bz2 and .tgz source tarballs. If anything, it would be nice to provide .tar.xz in addition to .tar.bz2, which has a nicer compression ratio: .tgz - 13 MB .tar.bz2 - 11 MB .tar.xz - 8.6 MB Georg

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[RELEASED] Python 3.2 beta 1
by Georg Brandl Dec. 7, 2010

Dec. 7, 2010

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team, I'm happy to announce the first of two beta preview releases of Python 3.2. Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and stabilize the Python 3.x line. Since the final release of Python 2.7, the 2.x line will only receive bugfixes, and new features are developed for 3.x only. Since PEP 3003, the Moratorium on Language Changes, is in effect, there are no changes in Python's syntax and built-in types in Python 3.2. Development efforts concentrated on the standard library and support for porting code to Python 3. Highlights are: * numerous improvements to the unittest module * PEP 3147, support for .pyc repository directories * PEP 3149, support for version tagged dynamic libraries * PEP 3148, a new futures library for concurrent programming * PEP 384, a stable ABI for extension modules * PEP 391, dictionary-based logging configuration * an overhauled GIL implementation that reduces contention * an extended email package that handles bytes messages * countless fixes regarding bytes/string issues; among them full support for a bytes environment (filenames, environment variables) * many consistency and behavior fixes for numeric operations * a sysconfig module to access configuration information * a pure-Python implementation of the datetime module * additions to the shutil module, among them archive file support * improvements to pdb, the Python debugger For a more extensive list of changes in 3.2, see http://docs.python.org/3.2/whatsnew/3.2.html To download Python 3.2 visit: http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2/ Please consider trying Python 3.2 with your code and reporting any bugs you may notice to: http://bugs.python.org/ Enjoy! - -- Georg Brandl, Release Manager georg at python.org (on behalf of the entire python-dev team and 3.2's contributors) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkz9WcgACgkQN9GcIYhpnLBRYwCeMmH1GMmKOx9fVk8a/F0/TOzj Vp0AoIHYBNcxV/U0AXIwMGWFHi1bAB+a =KBam -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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py3k unfrozen
by Georg Brandl Dec. 6, 2010

Dec. 6, 2010

Please remember, no new features from this point on :) Georg

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Updated hg schedule
by Georg Brandl Dec. 6, 2010

Dec. 6, 2010

Hi, after careful discussion I have come to the conclusion it is not feasible to get the migration done in time for 3.2 final, especially considering that December is not exactly a time where everyone wants to be doing extra work. All releases up and including 3.2 will therefore be made from SVN. 3.2 will face the same small issue as 2.7 and 3.1, i.e. that subsequent releases will have different-looking build identification. Dirkjan is positive that he will have the test repo ready by the end of the month. That means that if the issues left in the test repo are small enough to be done in a few days, SVN will be frozen as soon as 3.2 final is out of the door, and anything committed to py3k from then on will go to Mercurial once it's ready. I hope this is a good compromise for everyone. Georg

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3.2 beta 1 freeze
by Georg Brandl Dec. 5, 2010

Dec. 5, 2010

This is it: no more features into py3k for a few months please. And no commits at all for now, except if you ask on #python-dev. cheers, Georg

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