Mailman 3 March 2000 - Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode and Windows
by Jack Jansen March 24, 2000

March 24, 2000

> > [on the user-supplies-buffer interface] > > I think this would be much less error-prone than having fixed-length buffers > > all over the place. > > PyArg_ParseTuple() should probably raise an error in case the > data doesn't fit into the buffer. Ah, that's right, that solves most of that problem. > > [on the malloced interface] > Good point. You'll still need the buffer_len output parameter > though -- otherwise you wouldn't be able tell the size … [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] None as a keyword / class methods
by Jack Jansen March 24, 2000

March 24, 2000

> Hmm... i guess this also means one should ask what > > def function(None, arg): > ... > > does outside a class definition. I suppose that should simply > be illegal. No, it forces you to call the function with keyword arguments! (initially meant jokingly, but thinking about it for a couple of seconds there might actually be cases where this is useful) -- Jack Jansen | ++++ stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++ Jack.Jansen(a)oratrix.com | +… [View More]

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Hi -- I'm back!
by Guido van Rossum March 24, 2000

March 24, 2000

I'm back from ten days on the road. I'll try to dig through the various mailing list archives over the next few days, but it would be more efficient if you are waiting for me to take action or express an opinion on a particular issue (in *any* Python-related mailing list) to mail me a summary or at least a pointer. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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Unicode character names
by Paul Prescod March 24, 2000

March 24, 2000

Here's a feature I like from Perl's Unicode support: """ Support for interpolating named characters The new \N escape interpolates named characters within strings. For example, "Hi! \N{WHITE SMILING FACE}" evaluates to a string with a unicode smiley face at the end. """ I get really tired of looking up the Unicode character for "ndash" or "right dagger". Does our Unicode database have enough information to make something like this possible? Obviously using the official (English) name is … [View More]

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Unicode character names
by andy＠reportlab.com March 24, 2000

March 24, 2000

On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:49:13 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >Sorry to disappoint you guys, but the Unicode name and comments >are *not* included in the unicodedatabase.c file Christian >is currently working on. The reason is simple: it would add >huge amounts of string data to the file. So this is a no-no >for the core distribution... You're right about what is compiled into the core. I have to keep reminding myself to distinguish three places functionality can live: 1. What is … [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] 1.6 job list
by dan＠cgsoftware.com March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

"Eric S. Raymond" <esr(a)thyrsus.com> writes: > Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin(a)mems-exchange.org>: > > * Drop cursesmodule and package it separately. (Any other obsolete > > modules that should go?) > > Annoyingly enough, I may need this to stay in, for use by the new Linux-kernel > configuration system I'm writing. Why is it on the hit list? IIRC, it's because nobody really maintains it, and those that care about it, use a different one (either … [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] 1.6 job list
by dan＠cgsoftware.com March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin(a)mems-exchange.org> writes: > Eric S. Raymond writes: > >OK. Then what I guess I'd like is for a maintained equivalent of this > >to join the core -- the ncurses module you referred to, for choice. > > See the "Whither cursesmodule" thread in the python-dev archives: > http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-February/003796.html > > One possibility was to blow off backward compatibility; are there any > systems that … [View More]

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Py3K: True and False builtin or keyword?
by pf＠artcom-gmbh.de March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

Regarding the discussion about None becoming a keyword in Py3K: Recently the truth values True and False have been mentioned. Should they become builtin values --like None is now-- or should they become keywords? Nevertheless: for the time being I came up with the following weird idea: If you put this in front of the main module of a Python app: #!/usr/bin/env python if __name__ == "__main__": import sys if sys.version[0] <= '1': __builtins__.True = 1 … [View More]

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Unicode Character Names
by andy＠reportlab.com March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

>Message: 20 >From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" <akuchlin(a)mems-exchange.org> >Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:27:41 -0500 (EST) >To: "python-dev(a)python.org" <python-dev(a)python.org> >Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode character names > >Paul Prescod writes: >>The new \N escape interpolates named characters within strings. For >>example, "Hi! \N{WHITE SMILING FACE}" evaluates to a string with a >>unicode smiley face at the end. > >Cute idea, and … [View More]

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dir()
by Paul Prescod March 23, 2000

March 23, 2000

Can someone explain why dir(foo) does not return all of foo's methods? I know it's documented that way, I just don't know why it *is* that way. I'm also not clear why instances don't have auto-populated __methods__ and __members__ members? If there isn't a good reason (there probably is) then I would advocate that these functions and members should be more comprehensive. -- Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for himself "I and my companions suffer from a disease of the … [View More]

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