Re: [python-committers] Redoing the C API?

2016-03-04 Thread Larry Hastings
p On 03/03/2016 09:58 AM, Eric Snow wrote: On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Brett Cannon wrote: ...what would we need to do to our C API to make it so that anyone following a new API wouldn't be broken if we dropped the GIL? If I recall correctly, this was one key topic that Larry discussed a

Re: [python-committers] CFFI is slow

2016-03-05 Thread Larry Hastings
olutely don't think we can get rid of the C API, or even modify it in any meaningful way that would let us abstract away implementation details like reference counting. As I said in my original email, this magic wand simply doesn't exist. //arry/ On 03/05/2016 12:42 AM, Stefan Krah w

[python-committers] Less than a week left! (was Re: Call For Participants For The 2016 Python Language Summit)

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Hastings
ttend, please fill out the form in the next few days! I promise it's short, clear, and easy. It'll take you only a few minutes, honest. And remember: if you're a core developer, your invitation is guaranteed, [BL]arry On 03/01/2016 05:01 PM, Larry Hastings wrote: Signups are open

[python-committers] Today's the last day for Language Summit invite requests

2016-04-12 Thread Larry Hastings
Please sign up today if you want to attend. We want to start planning the schedule and other details and it really helps to know who's coming and what they want to talk about as early as possible. https://us.pycon.org/2016/events/langsummit/ Thanks, [BL]arry __

[python-committers] All Language Summit invites have been sent!

2016-04-21 Thread Larry Hastings
Barry and I have sent out notices to everyone who requested an invite--check the inbox for the email address you supplied us with! And boy are our fingers tired, [BL]arry ___ python-committers mailing list [email protected] https://mail

[python-committers] Release schedule for Python 3.5.2

2016-04-28 Thread Larry Hastings
I've been holding off on the hope that one or two bugs would get fixes. But those seem to have stalled. So I think it's time that we pushed out a 3.5.2. Maybe announcing a schedule will light a fire under some rumps. I put "Spring 2016" as the release date for 3.5.2 on the 3.5 release sc

[python-committers] 2016 Python Language Summit: Can we get volunteers to talk about pathlib?

2016-04-29 Thread Larry Hastings
This month there were over 350 emails in python-dev with the word "pathlib" in the title. Yet, despite this massive online debate, nobody volunteered to present about pathlib at the language summit. Based on Jake Edge's summary of the conversation from LWN.net we've boiled down the debate

Re: [python-committers] 2016 Python Language Summit: Can we get volunteers to talk about pathlib?

2016-04-29 Thread Larry Hastings
On 04/29/2016 03:53 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: The primary debate should be about fspath or not. Inheriting from str is off the table while I'm BDFL. Removing pathlib from the stdlib would only be on the table if we can't reach agreement on fspath. WFM. Are there competing proposals for how

[python-committers] 2016 Python Language Smmit: All talk submitters have been notified!

2016-05-03 Thread Larry Hastings
We've sent out notices to all talk submitters telling them whether their talk was accepted or rejected. If you haven't gotten yours yet, check your spam folder. If you still can't find it, email us! See you there, [BL]arry ___ python-committer

Re: [python-committers] I broke the 3.5 branch, apparently

2016-06-04 Thread Larry Hastings
On 06/03/2016 02:50 PM, R. David Murray wrote: (There are a couple people at the sprints looking in to it, but the mercurial guys aren't here so we are short on experts). For future reference: #mercurial on freenode IRC. There's always someone in there and they're glad to help out with stuf

Re: [python-committers] bugs.python.org, job status, and contributors (aka not core devs)

2016-06-12 Thread Larry Hastings
On 06/06/2016 10:56 AM, Terry Reedy wrote: I have wondered whether triagers should have a symbol after their name -- perhaps &. I smell an assumption of ASCII, when presumably all of Unicode lay open at our feet. Let the bikeshedding begin!, //arry/

[python-committers] [RELEASED] Python 3.4.5rc1 and Python 3.5.2rc1 are now available

2016-06-12 Thread Larry Hastings
On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.4 and Python 3.5 release teams, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Python 3.4.5rc1 and Python 3.5.2rc1. Python 3.4 is now in "security fixes only" mode. This is the final stage of support for Python 3.4. All changes ma

[python-committers] Here's what's going into 3.5.2 final and 3.4.5 final

2016-06-24 Thread Larry Hastings
Heads up! This is a courtesy reminder from your friendly 3.4 and 3.5 release manager. Here's a list of all the changes since 3.5.2rc1 that are currently going into 3.5.2 final: * 155e665428c6 - Zachary: OpenSSL 1.0.2h build changes for Windows * cae0b7ffeb9f - Benjamin: fix % in Doc/what

Re: [python-committers] Here's what's going into 3.5.2 final and 3.4.5 final

2016-06-24 Thread Larry Hastings
I did ask for a better fix on the bug tracker, about two weeks ago: http://bugs.python.org/issue26867 But no better fix seems forthcoming. So I'll ship that. */arry* On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 2:29 AM, Matthias Klose wrote: > On 24.06.2016 11:14, Larry Hastings wrote: > > &g

[python-committers] [RELEASED] Python 3.4.5 and Python 3.5.2 are now available

2016-06-26 Thread Larry Hastings
On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.4 and Python 3.5 release teams, I'm thrilled to announce the availability of Python 3.4.5 and Python 3.5.2. Python 3.4 is now in "security fixes only" mode. This is the final stage of support for Python 3.4. All changes made t

Re: [python-committers] [Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 3.4.5 and Python 3.5.2 are now available

2016-06-27 Thread Larry Hastings
On 06/27/2016 11:24 AM, R. David Murray wrote: On Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:25:40 -0700, Steve Dower wrote: On 26Jun2016 1932, Larry Hastings wrote: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-352/ ... /p.s. There appears to be a small oops with the Windows installers for 3.5.2--uploaded to the

[python-committers] Release schedule for 3.5.3 and 3.4.6

2016-12-08 Thread Larry Hastings
Here's the release schedule for Python versions 3.5.3 and 3.4.6. Sun Jan 1st, 2017 - tag 3.5.3rc1and 3.4.6rc1 Mon Jan 2nd, 2017 - release 3.5.3rc1and 3.4.6rc1 Sun Jan 15th, 2017 - tag 3.5.3 finaland 3.4.6final Mon Jan 16th, 2017 - release 3.5.3 finaland 3.4.6final The 3.5 branch

[python-committers] Should I delay 3.5.3 and 3.4.6 by two weeks?

2016-12-18 Thread Larry Hastings
Python 3.6.0 final just slipped by two weeks. I scheduled 3.5.3 and 3.4.6 to ship about a month after 3.6.0 did, to "let the dust settle" around the release. I expect a flood of adoption of 3.6, and people switching will find bugs, and maybe those bugs are in 3.5 or 3.4. So it just seemed

Re: [python-committers] Should I delay 3.5.3 and 3.4.6 by two weeks?

2016-12-22 Thread Larry Hastings
100% of votes cast were for "don't slip", so we won't slip. Retreat! Full steam behind! //arry/ On 12/20/2016 02:25 AM, Matthias Klose wrote: On 19.12.2016 06:26, Larry Hastings wrote: Python 3.6.0 final just slipped by two weeks. I scheduled 3.5.3 and 3.4.6 to ship

[python-committers] Reminder: 3.5.3 rc1 and 3.4.6 rc1 tagged tomorrow

2016-12-31 Thread Larry Hastings
Just a reminder: I'll be tagging 3.5.3 rc1 and 3.4.6 rc1 tomorrow, Jan 1 2017, sometime between 24 and 36 hours from now. Please work quickly if there's anything you need to get in to either of those releases. I'm hoping that, for once, there are literally no code changes between rc1 and f

[python-committers] [RELEASED] Python 3.4.6rc1 and Python 3.5.3rc1 are now available

2017-01-02 Thread Larry Hastings
On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.4 and Python 3.5 release teams, I'm pleased to announce the availability of Python 3.4.6rc1 and Python 3.5.6rc1. Python 3.4 is now in "security fixes only" mode. This is the final stage of support for Python 3.4. Python 3.4 now

[python-committers] [RELEASED] Python 3.4.6 and Python 3.5.3 are now available

2017-01-17 Thread Larry Hastings
On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.4 and Python 3.5 release teams, I'm delighted to announce the availability of Python 3.4.6 and Python 3.5.3. Python 3.4 is now in "security fixes only" mode. This is the final stage of support for Python 3.4. Python 3.4 now onl

[python-committers] Signups for 2017 Python Language Summit are now open

2017-03-27 Thread Larry Hastings
(reposting, cc'ing python-dev) It’s that time again: time to start thinking about the Python Language Summit! The 2017 summit will be held on Wednesday, May 17, from 10am to 4pm, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, USA. Your befezzled hosts Larry and Barry will once again be at

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