Python list code of conduct
Ned Deily
nad at acm.org
Tue Jul 2 20:07:19 EDT 2013
In article <roy-D8C68F.19461302072013 at 70-1-84-166.pools.spcsdns.net>,
Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:
> In article <mailman.4125.1372798337.3114.python-list at python.org>,
> Ned Deily <nad at acm.org> wrote:>
> > If you find a bug in Python, don't send it to comp.lang.python; file
> > a bug report in the issue tracker.
> I'm not sure I agree with that one, at least not fully. It's certainly
> true that you shouldn't expect anybody to do anything about a bug unless
> you open an issue.
>
> On the other hand, I often find it useful to discuss things that I
> believe are bugs on c.l.p first. Sometimes people will explain to me
> that I'm just doing it wrong. Sometimes the discussion will end up
> with, "Yeah, that's a bug". In either case, it serves as a good initial
> filter for whether I should file a bug or not, and the discussion is
> often educational.
For the record, those are not my words, rather a quote from the
"charter" for this forum on http://www.python.org/community/lists/. I
think the point of the quoted words is not to discourage discussion here
but rather a reminder about the role of the issue tracker. As you say,
don't expect anybody to do anything about it without an issue on the
tracker.
--
Ned Deily,
nad at acm.org
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