Mailman 3 August 2021 - Python-Dev

Roundup to GitHub Issues migration
by Ezio Melotti 05 Aug '21

05 Aug '21

As you might know, PEP 581 (Using GitHub Issues for CPython) has been approved. I've been working with Ewa, Ee, the Working Group, the Steering Council, and the GitHub folks to make this happen, and the SC encouraged me to give you all a quick update. This effort is being tracked at <https://github.com/psf/gh-migration/projects/1>: this board reflects the current status of the project. The PEPs (including PEP 588 -- GitHub Issues Migration Plan) haven't been updated yet and might contain outdated information, so please refer to the psf/gh-migration repo for the latest updates. During the next phase I will work with the WG to sort out all the major issues that we might encounter, and then I will once again reach out to you to gather feedback from the wider audience that follows these mailing lists. Best Regards, Ezio Melotti

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Python3 OSF/1 support?
by Jay K 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

Hi. I have an Alpha/OSF machine up and running. It is little slow, but it works ok. I would like to run Python3 on it. I have it "compiling and working". It was easy enough so far. https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/27063 Admitted, I haven't figured out what is happening with the posixsubprocess module. Yes? No? Maybe? I can possibly provide ongoing "support" (I don't expect it will be much) and a buildbot (if really required), if I can get it working a bit more, if this is approved, etc. I haven't looked yet at what buildbot involves. Thank you, - Jay

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Repealing PEP 509 (Add a private version to dict)
by Mark Shannon 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

Hi everyone, I would like to repeal PEP 509. We don't really have a process for repealing a PEP. Presumably I would just write another PEP. Before I do so, I would like to know if anyone thinks we should keep PEP 509. The dictionary version number is currently unused in CPython and just wastes memory. I am not claiming that we will never need it, just that we shouldn't be required to have it. It should be an internal implementation detail that we can add or remove depending on requirements. Thoughts? Cheers, Mark.

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[RELEASE] Python 3.10.0rc1 is available
by Pablo Galindo Salgado 04 Aug '21

04 Aug '21

Python 3.10.0 is almost ready. This release, 3.10.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. You can get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3100rc1/ *This is the first release candidate of Python 3.10* This release, **3.10.0rc1**, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the final release. The second candidate and the last planned release preview is currently planned for 2021-09-06 while the official release is planned for 2021-10-04. There will be no ABI changes from this point forward in the 3.10 series and the goal is that there will be as few code changes as possible. *Call to action* Core developers: all eyes on the docs now - Are all your changes properly documented? - Did you notice other changes you know of to have insufficient documentation? Community members We strongly encourage maintainers of third-party Python projects to prepare their projects for 3.10 compatibilities during this phase. As always, report any issues to the Python bug tracker <https://bugs.python.org/>. Please keep in mind that this is a preview release and its use is **not** recommended for production environments. *And now for something completely different* In theoretical physics, quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theory of the strong interaction between quarks and gluons, the fundamental particles that make up composite hadrons such as the proton, neutron, and pion. The QCD analog of electric charge is a property called color. Gluons are the force carrier of the theory, just as photons are for the electromagnetic force in quantum electrodynamics. There are three kinds of charge in QCD (as opposed to one in quantum electrodynamics or QED) that are usually referred to as "color charge" by loose analogy to the three kinds of color (red, green and blue) perceived by humans. Other than this nomenclature, the quantum parameter "color" is completely unrelated to the everyday, familiar phenomenon of color. *We hope you enjoy those new releases!* Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software Foundation. Regards from cloudy London, Your friendly release team, Pablo Galindo @pablogsal Ned Deily @nad Steve Dower @steve.dower

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