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

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:13:53 -0700
"fwierzbicki at gmail.com" <fwierzbicki at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 1. Asking on python-dev is considered adequate. If an implementation
> > wants to be consulted on changes, one or more of their developers
> > *must* follow python-dev sufficiently closely that they don't miss
> > cross-VM compatibility questions. (My concern is that this isn't
> > reliable - we know from experience that other VMs can miss such
> > questions when they're mixed in with the rest of the python-dev
> > traffic)
> > 2. As 1, but we adopt a subject line convention to make it easier to
> > filter out general python-dev traffic for those that are just
> > interested in cross-vm questions
> > 3. Create a separate list for cross-VM discussions, *including*
> > discussions that aren't directly relevant to Python-the-language or
> > CPython-the-reference-interpreter (e.g. collaborating on a shared
> > standard library fork). python-dev threads may be advertised on the
> > new list if cross-VM feedback is considered particularly necessary.
> (2) and (3) work for me - I try to do (1) but often miss discussions
> until they have gone stale.

Either would be fine with me too.

cheers

Antoine.