Re: [Python-3000] Need closure on __cmp__ removal

2008-01-15 Thread David A. Wheeler
Bill Janssen: >I'm a bit baffled here; I find cmp() fairly handy in writing sort routines... >Is there a better / newer / official way of doing this? If not, isn't >"cmp()" still useful to have around? I agree with you - I find cmp() useful, and I notice that some others do too. E.G., Adam Olson s

Re: [Python-3000] Is pickle's persistent_id worth keeping?

2008-01-15 Thread Jesus Cea
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Guido van Rossum wrote: | Hopefully Greg can mentor you some. You'll have to start by submitting | patches and getting someone to review and apply them -- Greg should be | able to help out there. When Greg is tired of approving first-time | perfect pat

Re: [Python-3000] Is pickle's persistent_id worth keeping?

2008-01-15 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Jan 15, 2008 10:31 AM, Jesus Cea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to take over bsddb maintenance. Yes. But I need to know > about python commit procedures, roadmaps, etc. That is, knowing the > implications aside keeping bssdb code updated. Mailing list traffic is > overhelming to me, c

Re: [Python-3000] Is pickle's persistent_id worth keeping?

2008-01-15 Thread Jesus Cea
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Guido van Rossum wrote: | Looks like you missed Greg's response a few days ago: [...] | Sounds like he's all for you taking over! Yes, catching old email after Christmas :-). 6119 emails to go :-( I would like to take over bsddb maintenance. Yes. But

Re: [Python-3000] Is pickle's persistent_id worth keeping?

2008-01-15 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Jan 15, 2008 10:13 AM, Jesus Cea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | On Jan 10, 2008 4:52 AM, Jesus Cea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > |> I'm very dependent of bsddb support in python. I'm very sorry also of > |> the maintainer support of it: he is slow and doesn't implement python > |> bindings for be

Re: [Python-3000] Is pickle's persistent_id worth keeping?

2008-01-15 Thread Jesus Cea
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Guido van Rossum wrote: | On Jan 10, 2008 4:52 AM, Jesus Cea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |> I'm very dependent of bsddb support in python. I'm very sorry also of |> the maintainer support of it: he is slow and doesn't implement python |> bindings for be

Re: [Python-3000] Useless methods in Queue module

2008-01-15 Thread Guido van Rossum
> > No, you're wrong. > > As Mike explains: he is right, you are wrong. Folks, can we please maintain a minimal level of decency? It would make reading the thread easier not to have to deal with the mental image of heads butting. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) _

Re: [Python-3000] Useless methods in Queue module

2008-01-15 Thread Facundo Batista
2008/1/14, Raymond Hettinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I do recommend we dump q.empty() and q.full(). The right way is to trap the > Empty and Full exceptions. If needed qsize() is available to make your own > less reliable checks. +1 -- .Facundo Blog: http://www.taniquetil.com.ar/plog/ P