[Python-Dev] Release manager/developer (10 years + experience) would like to help and volunteer time if needed

[Nick Coghlan]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Mart <msenecal.sc at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have put lots of effort to keep Python alive and well at Adobe by providing complete build/release solutions & processes, automation and tooling  in my favourite language, Python.
> I have been promoting, planning and implementing a completely new build/release infrastructure at Nuance, where my expectation is have a 100% python shop to manage builds and releases.

Hi Martin,

With that kind of background there are likely a number of ways you
could contribute. From a general Python programming point of view, I'd
start with Brett's intro to CPython development at
http://www.python.org/dev/intro/ and the other links in the dev
section of the web site. There are plenty of bug fixes and feature
requests relating to pure Python components of the standard library
that always need work (even comments just saying "I tried this patch
and it worked for me" can be very helpful).

Specifically in the area of automated build and test management,
Martin von Loewis may have some suggestions for improvements that
could be made to our Buildbot infrastructure that he doesn't have the
time to do himself. It may also be worth checking with Dirkjan Ochtman
to see if there is anything in this space that still needs to be
handled for the transition from svn to hg that will hopefully be
happening later this year. With any luck, those two will actually
chime in here (as they're both python-dev subscribers).

We don't go in for automated binary releases for a variety of reasons
- I definitely advise trawling through the python-dev archives for a
while before getting too enthusiastic on that particular front.

Cheers,
Nick.

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