Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r88127 - in python/branches/py3k/Misc: README.AIX README.OpenBSD cheatsheet
brett.cannon wrote:
Author: brett.cannon Date: Thu Jan 20 20:34:35 2011 New Revision: 88127
Log: Remove some outdated files from Misc.
Removed: python/branches/py3k/Misc/README.AIX
Are you sure that the AIX README is outdated ? It explains some of the details of why there are scripts like ld_so_aix which are still needed on AIX.
python/branches/py3k/Misc/README.OpenBSD
Same here. Does OpenBSD 4.x still have the issues mentioned in the file.
python/branches/py3k/Misc/cheatsheet
Wouldn't it be better to update this useful file (as part of your PSF grant) ? Most of it still applies to Py3.
Regarding some other things you removed or moved:
D SVN-Python3/Misc/maintainers.rst D SVN-Python3/Misc/developers.txt
Why were these removed from the source archive ? They are useful to have around for users wanting to report bugs and are useful to follow the development of the core team between different Python versions.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/python-mode.el
Why is this gone ? It's a useful file for Emacs users and usually more recent than what you get with your Emacs installation.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/AIX-NOTES
I guess this was renamed to README.AIX before you removed it. See above.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/PURIFY.README
Why is this outdated ? Should probably be renamed to README.Purify.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/RFD
That's a piece of Python history. These nuggets should stay in the Python source archive, IMHO.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/setuid-prog.c
This is useful for people writing setuid programs in Python and avoids many of the usual pitfalls:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/1999-April/620658.html
On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:09:47 +0100 "M.-A. Lemburg" mal@egenix.com wrote:
brett.cannon wrote:
Author: brett.cannon Date: Thu Jan 20 20:34:35 2011 New Revision: 88127
Log: Remove some outdated files from Misc.
Removed: python/branches/py3k/Misc/README.AIX
Are you sure that the AIX README is outdated ? It explains some of the details of why there are scripts like ld_so_aix which are still needed on AIX.
If someone wants to contribute an up-to-date version they're welcome. The version which has been deleted was totally obsolete.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:09, M.-A. Lemburg mal@egenix.com wrote:
brett.cannon wrote:
Author: brett.cannon Date: Thu Jan 20 20:34:35 2011 New Revision: 88127
Log: Remove some outdated files from Misc.
Removed: python/branches/py3k/Misc/README.AIX
Are you sure that the AIX README is outdated ? It explains some of the details of why there are scripts like ld_so_aix which are still needed on AIX.
I asked earlier if anyone thought they were not and no one spoke up. Same goes for README.OpenBSD.
python/branches/py3k/Misc/README.OpenBSD
Same here. Does OpenBSD 4.x still have the issues mentioned in the file.
python/branches/py3k/Misc/cheatsheet
Wouldn't it be better to update this useful file (as part of your PSF grant) ? Most of it still applies to Py3.
That file was not even updated to cover context managers and the 'with' keyword so it's been outdated for years and for at least a couple of releases now. If no one has cared to update it for the last two releases of Python 2.x I don't see a point in my spending time doing an update, especially considering it is a duplicate of official docs which is just asking for maintenance trouble.
Regarding some other things you removed or moved:
D SVN-Python3/Misc/maintainers.rst D SVN-Python3/Misc/developers.txt
Why were these removed from the source archive ? They are useful to have around for users wanting to report bugs and are useful to follow the development of the core team between different Python versions.
They are in the devguide now.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/python-mode.el
Why is this gone ? It's a useful file for Emacs users and usually more recent than what you get with your Emacs installation.
Barry removed that (I think) two months ago; I was simply updating the README to reflect the actual state of the directory.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/AIX-NOTES
I guess this was renamed to README.AIX before you removed it. See above.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/PURIFY.README
Why is this outdated ? Should probably be renamed to README.Purify.
Because Barry said it was considering it contained an email that has not worked in a decade.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/RFD
That's a piece of Python history. These nuggets should stay in the Python source archive, IMHO.
Once again, it was already not there and this is just a cleanup of the file; I didn't delete it.
D SVN-Python3/Misc/setuid-prog.c
This is useful for people writing setuid programs in Python and avoids many of the usual pitfalls:
Another cleanup of the file.
-Brett
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:09, M.-A. Lemburg mal@egenix.com wrote:
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python/branches/py3k/Misc/cheatsheet
Wouldn't it be better to update this useful file (as part of your PSF grant) ? Most of it still applies to Py3.
That file was not even updated to cover context managers and the 'with' keyword so it's been outdated for years and for at least a couple of releases now. If no one has cared to update it for the last two releases of Python 2.x I don't see a point in my spending time doing an update, especially considering it is a duplicate of official docs which is just asking for maintenance trouble.
You should probably close issue4819 with "won't fix" in this case. http://bugs.python.org/issue4819
I am with MAL on this one, though. I don't think equivalent presentation is duplicated anywhere in the docs. It would be better to have it updated and moved to Doc.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 13:09, Alexander Belopolsky alexander.belopolsky@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:09, M.-A. Lemburg mal@egenix.com wrote:
..
python/branches/py3k/Misc/cheatsheet
Wouldn't it be better to update this useful file (as part of your PSF grant) ? Most of it still applies to Py3.
That file was not even updated to cover context managers and the 'with' keyword so it's been outdated for years and for at least a couple of releases now. If no one has cared to update it for the last two releases of Python 2.x I don't see a point in my spending time doing an update, especially considering it is a duplicate of official docs which is just asking for maintenance trouble.
You should probably close issue4819 with "won't fix" in this case. http://bugs.python.org/issue4819
I am with MAL on this one, though. I don't think equivalent presentation is duplicated anywhere in the docs. It would be better to have it updated and moved to Doc.
If someone wants to update I'm not objecting, I'm just saying I view getting the devguide done and moving on to the Python 2 -> 3 porting guide more important.
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