[Python-Dev] Python signal processing question

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/19/2010 6:08 PM, average wrote:
>>    We'are sorry but we cannot help you. This mailing list is to work on
>> developing Python (fixing bugs and adding new features to Python itself); if
>> you're having problems using Python, please find another forum. Probably
>> python-list (comp.lang.python) news group/mailing list is the best place.
>> See http://www.python.org/community/ for other lists/news groups/fora.
>> Thank you for understanding.

This is a polite boilerplate response for off-topic posts. I suppose 
'using' should be expanded to 'using or understanding'.

>>    Regarding SIGKILL - read "man kill" carefully. Or better yet, a Unix
>> programmer guide.
>
> Wha?  How could this not be the right place?  He's not asking about
> USING python, but asking: WHERE in the PYTHON CODE BASE does the
> signal get checked?

Right, he asked about how Python operates, which is a constant type of 
question on python-list and which has nothing to do with developing the 
next version(s) of Python.

> A-bit-miffed-at-the-cold-shoulderly yours,

Py-dev was started when python-list because unusable for development. If 
this list were to become, in turn, overwhelmed with general questions, 
as it would be it non-development questions were not directed elsewhere, 
then the devs would have to start a new python-really-development-only 
list, and perhaps not make it so public.

If someone tries an advanced question on python-list first and gets no 
answer, then there might be an excuse to turn to py-dev to grab the 
attention of those developers who do not ever read python-list. But in 
this case, the question was readily answered there, in part by devs who 
do frequent both. The OP acknowledged there that he acted on prejudice 
and should have posted there in the first place.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy