[Python-Dev] Removing IDLE from the standard library

[Steve Holden]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 7/14/2010 4:10 AM, Georg Brandl wrote:
> 
>> Sure, and if it was work time, we probably would do this ;).  As it is
>> right now, this is volunteer time, and I would say that we're entitled
>> to do whatever helps us getting done the (not always exciting) work,
>> and our IRC crap talk, if that's what it is, happens to be among that.
> 
> Aha! IRC ('chat') is like a social hour or cocktail party, with multiple
> simultaneous conversations. Some people must like such events and even
> find relaxing. I tend to find them uncomfortable and a bit of a chore to
> mentally process, at least until I can get deep enough into a
> conversation with 1 or 2 people to tune everyone else out. So, while a
> bit of business *might* get conducted, that is not the primary purpose.
> 
> So I can see that pushing to make it a business meeting would not be too
> welcome. What I would like is an online sprint with a temporary
> #python-triage channel, with at least one commit-developer present.
> 
> Pending that, is there any time of day when more people with commit
> privileges are likely to be present.
> 
> The other problem I have is being dropped or timed out, and not
> having/knowing a way to get auto-reconnected to the channel. Thus, I
> could miss a response even if I do get one.
> 
Speak to the twisted guys. It's about a line-and-a-half of code to run a
logger on an IRC channel.

regards
 Steve
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