[Python-Dev] multiple instances of python on XP

[Brett C.]

Paul Gimpelj wrote:

> I have searched all the documentation online and google.
> 
> I thought that developers would interested in public input.
> 

We do care about public input, but not on possible bugs delivered this 
way.  It is easier for everyone if bugs are reported through the 
SourceForge bug  tracker at http://www.sf.net/projects/python .

> and I got email back that everybody is on vacation till sept 6.
> 

Don't know who that is from but is most likely a single person who 
forgot to turn off their mailing list subscriptions.

> Since it is open source,
> 
> I would think that this an import issue since a python advocate  would want
> python's user base to increase.
> 

I am going to assume you meant "important" instead of "import".

Yes, we would like to see usage grow, but we just don't have time to try 
to personally fix every bug through python-dev.  That is why we have the 
SF bug tracker.

> And if python , by design, is incapable of coexisting with all the other
> user programs and itself,
> what use is it?

Python can coexist, just don't expect it to come out in a hemp-based 
tie-die shirt holding a bunch of posies.  =)  I would wait and see if 
python-help can turn up some leads.  If not you can try comp.lang.python 
since I suspect this is just a configuration error.

-Brett