[Python-Dev] backporting stdlib 2.7.x from pypy to cpython

[Brett Cannon]

I am proposing a single list to just discuss multi-vm issues so that it
doesn't force all other VM contributors to sign up for python-dev if they
don't care about language issues. We could hijack the stdlib-sig mailing
list, but that isn't the right focus necessarily.
On Jun 10, 2012 8:42 PM, "Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote:

> Really? Are we now proposing multiple lists? That just makes it easier
> to miss stuff for me.
>
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 5:53 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at yvrsfo.ca> wrote:
> >>> Well, the question is, are many python-dev discussions
> CPython(specific?
> >>> If not, then it doesn't make a lot of sense to create
> python-implementations
> >>> (and it's one more subscription to manage for those of us who want to
> keep
> >>> an eye on all core development-related discussions).
> >>>
> >>
> >> But the other VMs don't necessarily care about the development of the
> >> language, so when the occasional thing comes up regarding all the VMs,
> >> should that require they follow python-dev in its entirety? And I don't
> see
> >> the list making sweeping decisions that would affect CPython and
> python-dev
> >> without bringing it up there later. Think of the proposed list more
> like a
> >> SIG than anything else.
> >
> > Yeah, I think it makes sense. With the current situation, the bridges
> > between the implementations are limited to those with the personal
> > bandwidth to follow their implementation's core list *and* python-dev.
> > With a separate list, it becomes easier to get feedback on cases where
> > we want to check that an idea we're considering is feasible for all
> > the major implementations.
> >
> > It also creates a neutral space for the other VMs to discuss stuff
> > like collaborating on pure Python versions of C implemented modules.
> > If we can get to the point where there's a separate "stdlib-only" pure
> > Python mirror based on CPython's Mercurial repo that other
> > implementations can all share, *without* requiring changes to CPython
> > itself, that would be pretty nice.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nick.
> >
> > --
> > Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
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> --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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