[Python-Dev] Holding a Python Language Summit at PyCon

[jnoller at gmail.com]

On Dec 6, 2008 5:42pm, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 17:02, Frank Wierzbicki wrote:
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> > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
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> >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:05, Frank Wierzbicki wrote:
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> >>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:31 AM, AM Kuchling wrote:
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> >>>> 14:00 - 15:30
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> >>>> =============
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Two tracks:
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Cross-implementation issues:
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> >>>>
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> >>>> What do the various VMs want/need from CPython to help with their
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> >>>> implementations?
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> >>>>
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> >>>> * Marking CPython-specific tests in the test suite?
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> >>>> * Getting an implementation agnostic test suite for the Python  
language?
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> >>>> * Separating the language tests and the pure Python part of the  
stdlib into
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> >>>> a separate project? (Or publish them as a separate package.)
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> >>>> * Transition plans for 3.0?
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> >>>>
>
> >>>> Champion needed.
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> >>> I would like to champion this one.
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> >>>
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> >>
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> >> I told AMK this a while back, but might as well make it more public; I
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> >> am up for chairing as well.
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> > Brett,
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> >
>
> > Are you saying you've already called the cross-implementation champion
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> > role?
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>
>
> No, I am saying I had told AMK I was interested in championing the
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> session. He chose you, and that's that. One less thing for me to worry
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> about. =)
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>
>
> > If so I'm happy to defer or co-chair.
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>
>
> Your call. I will definitely be there representing CPython as best as
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> I can, so I will be making noise regardless of whether I am standing
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> in front of the room or not.
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>
>
> -Brett
>

Is heckling covered as an official obligation? :)

-jesse
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