[Python-Dev] Int FutureWarnings and other 2.4 TODOs

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Sat Nov 29 20:09:25 EST 2003


> > If necessary, we could add a debug mode switch for L's to be on or
off.
> > By putting it the debug build, we keep people from using it in
> > production code.  The purpose is to allow code to be run twice to
see if
> > different results are obtained.
> 
> But making a debug build is far from trivial (especially on Windows).
> Perhaps it should be a switch on the regular build but also produce a
> warning, to annoy. :-)

That would work.


> > Also, we can put migration advice in PEP 290 and whatsnew24.tex to
grep
> > for indicators like [:-1] on the same line as long() or repr().
> 
> Can you take care of that?

Yes, when the time comes.



Raymond




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