[ANN] Distutils2 Sprint in Montreal

[Éric Araujo]

  Hi all,

  The Montreal-Python user group (http://montrealpython.org/) is hosting
a sprint on the 21st of April to work on Distutils2.  I will lead the
sprint and commit the patches into the main distutils2 and cpython
repositories, with the help of a few local hackers. If you live in
Montreal, bring your laptop and your enthusiasm, we will provide the
food and the good times!  No previous knowledge of Distutils2 is
required, just general Python skills.

  Distutils2 is the official successor of Distutils. It aims to be a
better, more flexible and more featureful packaging tool for Python
authors, as well as a reusable library for packaging tools developers.
Distutils2 is included in the Python 3.3 standard library under the name
“packaging”; the module named “distutils2” is the standalone backport
for Python versions 2.5 to 2.7, and 3.x.  The first beta versions of
Python 3.3 and Distutils2 are coming in June, and we are planning a
series of sprints to make it ready for the release.

  A sprint is simply programmers meeting together face-to-face to work
on the same project.  The organization team will guide you through the
codebase and provide help and review if you need them.  Previous sprints
held in Montreal have improved Distutils2, and the participants have had
fun and learned things, in line with their motto “For hacks and glory!”.
 Why don’t you come along for the next one and put your mark on a Python
release?

  The good folks at Radialpoint have graciously provided us with space
and free pizza. Come join us on Saturday, the 21st of April, from 12pm
to 7pm.  The address is: 2050 Bleury Street
                         Suite 300
         Map: http://g.co/maps/cuaxc
         Registration: http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/3261945567
                       (preferable but not required)

  Cheers