Python list code of conduct
Ned Deily
nad at acm.org
Tue Jul 2 16:52:01 EDT 2013
In article <a3704f85-2ef1-41e7-8fd1-8d7191f3fddb at email.android.com>,
Steve Simmons <square.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does this list have a code of conduct or a netiqeutte (sp?)
> statement/requirement?
>From http://www.python.org/community/lists/
comp.lang.python
comp.lang.python is a high-volume Usenet open (not moderated) newsgroup
for general discussions and questions about Python. You can also access
it as a mailing list through python-list.
Pretty much anything Python-related is fair game for discussion, and the
group is even fairly tolerant of off-topic digressions; there have been
entertaining discussions of topics such as floating point, good software
design, and other programming languages such as Lisp and Forth.
Most discussion on comp.lang.python is about developing with Python, not
about development of the Python interpreter itself. Some of the core
developers still read the list, but most of them don't. Occasionally
comp.lang.python suggestions have resulted in an enhancement proposal
being written, leading to a new Python feature. If you find a bug in
Python, don't send it to comp.lang.python; file a bug report in the
issue tracker.
Items posted on the Usenet group appear on the mailing list, and vice
versa (bidirectional gateway). Due to the mysteries of Usenet, the order
in which items show up may vary.
Rudeness and personal attacks, even in reaction to blatant flamebait,
are strongly frowned upon. People may strongly disagree on an issue, but
usually discussion remains civil. In case of an actual flamebait
posting, you can ignore it, quietly plonk the offending poster in your
killfile or mail filters, or write a sharp but still-polite response,
but at all costs resist the urge to flame back. Generally
comp.lang.python is a high-signal, low-noise group. It's also a
high-traffic group, running at around 200 posts per day.
There are several different archives:
? Google Groups archive of comp.lang.python
? python.org archive of python-list
? gmane.org archive of python-list
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Ned Deily,
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