Mailman 3 July 2007 - Python-Dev

Python sprint at Google
by Neal Norwitz July 19, 2007

July 19, 2007

It's about that time of year again. We are starting to organize Python sprints again this year hosted at Google (ie, there was a 5 minute conversation and a couple of emails). Nothing has solidified yet, but here are our ideas: * Hosted at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA USA * From Wed, Aug 22 to Sat Aug 25 (4 days) * Cost: free, but need to code for food and internet :-) How does that work for people? You can attend for as little or as much time as you want. I expect most … [View More]

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Registry keys written by x64 installer
by Mark Hammond July 18, 2007

July 18, 2007

After installing the x64 version of Python 2.5.1 via the MSI file on python.org, I noticed most of the registry keys are "missing". Further investigation shows they aren't actually missing, but have simply been "virtualized", so they actually appear under the Wow6432Node key. This Wow6432Node key is used by 32bit programs running on a 64bit OS. Ironically, this means that a 32 bit Python can open HKLM\Software\Python - the OS virtualizes that request to the Wow3264Node tree. However, a 64 … [View More]

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Sorry About Summaries
by Calvin Spealman July 18, 2007

July 18, 2007

I completely intend to finish the backlog of summaries, but I've reached the point that I know it is futile to continue thinking I'll be able to fit in the time for the summaries in an on-going and reliable manner. When I took on the responsibility, it was looking like time would be fine. Since then, I had to move, my work load has at least tripled, children prove more time consumer once they learn to walk, and I'm even having to look at the possibility of expanding beyond a one-man operation. … [View More]

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Weekly Python Patch/Bug Summary
by Kurt B. Kaiser July 18, 2007

July 18, 2007

Patch / Bug Summary ___________________ Patches : 394 open ( +2) / 3827 closed (+35) / 4221 total (+37) Bugs : 1046 open ( +4) / 6773 closed (+16) / 7819 total (+20) RFE : 262 open ( -1) / 293 closed ( +1) / 555 total ( +0) New / Reopened Patches ______________________ make build_opener raise exception when not passed a handler (2007-07-10) CLOSED http://python.org/sf/1750931 opened by Robert Renaud struni: fix for test_cmd_line (2007-07-10) CLOSED http://python.org/sf/… [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] Three-char file extensions
by Anders J. Munch July 16, 2007

July 16, 2007

Scott Dial wrote: > In general, this is not true. FAT16 can address a 2GB device and I can > think of at least one embedded system I am working with that does not > support FAT32. If anything, at least .pyzip reduces to .pyz in 8dot3 > (whereas .py.z reduces to .z *yikes!*). However, I think it is still > best practice to aim for 8dot3 naming. The three-letter extension namespace is very small and heavily overloaded. There's no such thing as a previously unused three-letter … [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] Add a -z interpreter flag to execute a zip file
by Anders J. Munch July 15, 2007

July 15, 2007

Andy C wrote: > So does everyone agree that there should be a new extension called > .pyz? How about .pyzip instead? To make it more obvious, and not mistakable for .py.z. - Anders

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Subversion branch merging
by "Martin v. Löwis" July 15, 2007

July 15, 2007

I'm tasked with performing a number of merge operations across various Python branches. Can somebody please share a command line that I should use to continue with the merge tracking that has been used? Is that documented somewhere? Regards, Martin

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Summary of Tracker Issues
by Tracker July 15, 2007

July 15, 2007

ACTIVITY SUMMARY (07/08/07 - 07/15/07) Tracker at http://bugs.python.org/ To view or respond to any of the issues listed below, click on the issue number. Do NOT respond to this message. 1646 open ( +1) / 8584 closed ( +0) / 10230 total ( +1) Average duration of open issues: 856 days. Median duration of open issues: 805 days. Open Issues Breakdown open 1646 ( +1) pending 0 ( +0) Issues Created Or Reopened (1) ______________________________ Datetime enhancements … [View More]

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Add a -z interpreter flag to execute a zip file
by Jim Jewett July 14, 2007

July 14, 2007

Andy C wrote: >... a .zip file with a __zipmain__.py module at its root? Why not just an __init__.py, which you would normally execute if you tried to import/run a directory? > * Magically looking at the first argument to see if it's a zip file > seems problematic to me. I'd rather be explicit with the -z flag. > Likewise, I'd rather be explicit and call it __zipmain__ rather than > __main__. Treating zip files (and only zip files) as a special case equivalent to uncompressed … [View More]

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Re: [Python-Dev] Add a -z interpreter flag to execute a zip file
by Phillip J. Eby July 14, 2007

July 14, 2007

At 03:52 PM 7/12/2007 -0700, Andy C wrote: >On 7/12/07, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin(a)v.loewis.de> wrote: > > > The patch suggests using .pyz and adding a default association to the > > > installer (much like .py and .pyw have). > > > > Ok. It would be good if the patch actually added that extension, rather > > than merely suggesting that it should be added. > >So does everyone agree that there should be a new extension called >.pyz? And that … [View More]

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