Mailman 3 November 2015 - python-committers

Idea: listing commercial prioritisation options as a new section in the developer guide?
by Nick Coghlan 03 May '16

03 May '16

Hi folks, A question I occasionally get asked by organisations that use Python commercially but don't currently employ any core developers themselves is "How can we prioritise getting particular issues fixed/reviewed/merged?". A related problem we have in the PSF is knowing which core developers are available for freelance & consulting work when organisations approach us regarding larger projects. At the moment, those kinds of referrals are reliant on Board members' personal knowledge of who amongst the core development team is open to that style of employment and making direct introductions, which is neither transparent nor fair. As such, what do folks think of the idea of a new, *opt-in* section in the developer guide, similar to the current experts index, but allowing core developers to indicate the ways in which we're willing to provide paid support. I'd see four likely sections in such a document: * Freelance consultants: folks that are available for contract opportunities at the individual level * Consulting companies: folks that are available for contract opportunities, but work for larger consulting organisations rather than contracting directly * Commercial redistributors: folks that work for commercial Python redistributors and are willing and able to both help in getting customer issues resolved and in acting as a point of escalation for their colleagues * Direct employment: folks that work directly for organisations that use Python extensively, and hence are able to act as a point of escalation for their colleagues The latter three categories would be further broken out by employer, while the first would just be a list of names and professional contact details. Regards, Nick. P.S. Disclosure: I do have my own interests in mind here, both personally and professionally. At a personal level, I'm a strong believer in "If you want me to care about your opinion on how I spend my time, pay me", so it makes sense to me to make it easy for more commercially-minded core developers to say "Pay me or my employer if you'd like to influence my time allocation". Professionally, it's definitely in my interests for both Python core developers and commercial Python redistributors to be recognised as a group for their expertise and overall influence on the technology sector. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan(a)gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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MSDN Subscription Expired
by Ethan Furman 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Woops. Can I get it renewed? -- ~Ethan~

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New installed Python builders
by Zachary Ware 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Hi, Inspired by a couple of issues about testing installed Python that popped up this morning (#25694 and #25696), I've set up a new set of builders[1] to build, install, and test the installed Python. They run on the same slave that runs my "x86 Gentoo Non-Debug with X" builders. If you are interested, please have a look at how they do what they do, and let me know if you see any issues with how it's set up. Since the 3.x builder is not failing, I'm not sure whether the issues have been fixed or if I messed something up in the setup :) [1] http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X… http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X… http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X… http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X… Regards, -- Zach

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Reminder: checkins into 3.5 after rc1 won't automatically go into final
by Larry Hastings 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

3.5.1rc1 is tagged, merged, and pushed back into the central repo. At this point I don't plan to merge further changes from hg.python.org into 3.5.1 final. If you have an important bug fix that didn't make it into 3.5.1rc1 and *has* to go into 3.5.1 final, add me to the issue and we'll talk about it. If it happens I'll have to manually cherry-pick the change. I've added a 3.5.2rc1 section to Misc/NEWS; please add new entries there. Happy holidays, //arry/

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[RELEASED] Python 3.5.1rc1 is now available
by Larry Hastings 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.5 release team, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Python 3.5.1rc1. Python 3.5.1 will be the first update for Python 3.5. Python 3.5 is the newest version of the Python language, and it contains many exciting new features and optimizations. You can see what's changed in Python 3.5.1rc1 (as compared to 3.5.0) here: https://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html And you can download Python 3.5.1 here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-351rc1/ Windows and Mac users: please read the important platform-specific "Notes on this release" section near the end of that page. We hope you enjoy Python 3.5.1! //arry/

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Release schedule for 3.4.4
by Larry Hastings 22 Nov '15

22 Nov '15

Sorry for the short notice of this schedule, but... here goes: Sat Dec 05 - tag 3.4.4rc1 Sun Dec 06 - release 3.4.4rc1 Sat Dec 19 - tag 3.4.4 final Sun Dec 20 - release 3.4.4 final The reason for the short notice: we may have to change personnel for this release, and we need to work around some holiday vacation schedules too. However, note that we have two weeks for the RC release. Because of the short notice, I plan to be a little more flexible about changes between RC1 and final. It also means we can pretty easily add a second RC if we need to. Unless something amazing happens, 3.4.4 will be the final release of 3.4 with binary installers. 3.4 will also move into "security fixes only" mode at that time. Best wishes, and again my apologies for the short notice, //arry/

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emails from bugs.python.org are marker as spam
by Yury Selivanov 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Most of the emails from bugs.python.org (and review tool) end up being marked as spam in gmail. I consistently miss 70% of them. Is it possible to fix this? Yury

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Python 3.5.1 release schedule
by Larry Hastings 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

At the request of the platform experts, 3.5.1 is now scheduled to happen simultaneously with 2.7.11. That means: Saturday November 21, 2015 tag 3.5.1rc1 Sunday November 22, 2015 release 3.5.1rc1 Saturday December 5, 2015 tag 3.5.1 final Sunday December 6, 2015 release 3.5.1 final I'll update the release schedule soon, //arry/

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