[Python-3000] Remove TarFileCompat from tarfile.py

2008-07-21 Thread Lars Gustäbel
;s extract() and extractall() methods were added to ZipFile's interface. I know that this is a minor issue, but I don't want to remove TarFileCompat without having asked for opinions before (if there are any). Thanks. -- Lars Gustäbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] War does not determine who is

Re: [Python-3000] Need help enforcing strict str/bytes distinctions

2007-08-28 Thread Lars Gustäbel
write(), and vice versa. > > I have a patch that turns on this enforcement, but I have anout 14 > failing unit tests that require a lot of attention. I'm hoping a few > folks might have time to help out. > > Here are the unit tests that still need work: > [...] > tes

Re: [Python-3000] Pleaswe help with the countdown to zero failing tests in the struni branch!

2007-08-07 Thread Lars Gustäbel
z2UstarReadTest) > -- [...] > ValueError: the bz2 library has received wrong parameters This is actually a bug in the bz2 module. The read() method of bz2.BZ2File raises this ValueError with a size argument of 0. -- Lars Gustäbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] A chick

Re: [Python-3000] Pleaswe help with the countdown to zero failing tests in the struni branch!

2007-08-07 Thread Lars Gustäbel
beast. I > tried to fix it several weeks ago because I thought it is a low hanging > fruit. I was totally wrong. :/ Okay, I fixed tarfile.py. It isn't that hard if know how to tame the beast ;-) I hope everything works fine now. -- Lars Gustäbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Der Mensch kann zwar

Re: [Python-3000] Py3k: error during 'make install' in py3k-struni ?

2007-07-25 Thread Lars Gustäbel
not faild but we know that it is failing. The module isn't > > easy to fix either. I spent about an hour on tarfile.py without any > > luck. It's a beast and seems to be rather old style code from the Python > > 1.x days. > > Don't despair, the white kn