Mailman 3 September 2018 - Python-Dev

AIX and python tests
by Michael 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

As I have time, I'll dig into these. I have a couple of PR already 'out there', which I hope someone will be looking at when/as he/she/they have time. My time will also be intermittent. My next test - and I hope not too difficult - would be the test_utf8. The test: FAIL: test_cmd_line (test.test_utf8_mode.UTF8ModeTests) fails - and I am wondering if it is as simple as AIX default mode is ISO8559-1 and the test looks to be comparing UTF8 with the locale_default. If that is the case, obviously this test will never succeed - asis. Am I understanding the test properly. If yes, then I'll see what I can come up with for a patch to the test for AIX. If no, I'll need some hand holding to help me understand the test A bigger challenge, and I think a major issue with many of the test failures is test_ssl. Here I already know I'll need so assistance. I am quite lost. I know AIX at an expert level, but I do not know python (especially python internals, macros, etc..) and after about 3 levels I am lost. I also find it hard to get 'artifacts' from the tests to know what is expected. Looking forward to assistance from various people - in understanding the tests, and probably better python coding criticism. Michael

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UTF-8 Mode now also enabled by the POSIX locale
by Victor Stinner 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

Hi, While working on test_utf8_mode on AIX (bpo-34347) and HP-UX (bpo-34403), I noticed that FreeBSD doesn't work properly with the POSIX locale (bpo-34527). I also noticed that my implementation of my PEP 540 "UTF-8 Mode" doesn't respect the PEP: the UTF-8 Mode should be enabled by the POSIX locale, not only by the C locale. I just modified Python 3.7 and master (future 3.8) to enable UTF-8 Mode if the LC_CTYPE locale is "POSIX": https://bugs.python.org/issue34527 I also fixed FreeBSD to support the "POSIX" locale as well (3.6, 3.7 and master branches). Note: The C locale coercion (PEP 538) is only enabled if the LC_CTYPE locale is "C". To finish my list of recent Unicode issues, I'm also working on bpo-34523: select the Python filesystem encoding before Py_Initialize(). This change will allow embedders to force an encoding instead of letting Python choose one for them. Victor

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New Subscriber
by Kevin Kowitski 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

Hey Everyone! I am new to this mailing list. I have experience with software development in the medical device industry and SaaS technology solutions. I have primarily worked with R, Java, and various unique and specific machine languages, but I have recently picked up Python. Part of what has brought me to this mailing list was my search for insights on Python’s usability as a shareable, executable, desktop application. I often make tools for streamlining my professional tasks and decided I wanted to give Python a try. I have read that there are some fantastic GUI libraries and development environments, but how practical is this language for distributing those programs in a nicely packaged exe? If there is anyone here with some insight I would love to start off my membership with a discussion and some knowledge sharing! Best, Kevin Sent from my iPhone

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make patchcheck and git path
by Michael 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

I am trying to be a 'good scout' and run "make patchcheck" more regularly. However, I generally am not successful because I build and test in separate directories. There is access to git! just no ready reference in the build area. So, not calling it a bug - but if someone else also experiences this, and feels capable of makeing it more flexible - you will get thanks from me, in any case! Michael

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