Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-14 Thread Anthony Baxter
> :) is that, when I go to the downloads page for Python 2.3, in > addition to downloading Python, I could download all the > compatible libraries which were included in later versions as a > single installable file. When 2.6 comes out, this "extras" > package would be upgraded to include any new

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > This does raise an interesting question, though, since I'm about to get > into PEP authorship myself. Have I missed an official way to propose > alternatives or resurrect a languishing PEP? See PEP 1. The PEP champion is obliged to integrate feedback into the PEP,

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Patrick Maupin schrieb: > Although it is often quite easy to find and download a module for use > with a prior version of Python, it would be really convenient if all > of these modules were bundled up together and available as a single > download, especially when it comes to Windows users and exte

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Patrick Maupin
On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't this PEP 297? Thanks for pointing that out. I looked for a relevant PEP, but didn't notice this one. I think this is complementary, but (if I am reading it correctly) it is not exactly the same. The alternate search path is a ne

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Collin Winter
On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11 Mar, 10:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >If this seems useful to others, I could try to start a PEP on how the > >process would work (but since I'm fairly new, it would be great if > >someone could help out a bit by validating my

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread glyph
On 11 Mar, 10:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If this seems useful to others, I could try to start a PEP on how the process would work (but since I'm fairly new, it would be great if someone could help out a bit by validating my verbiage against some of the process requirements). Isn't this PE

Re: [Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Brett Cannon
On 3/11/07, Patrick Maupin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please forgive me if this has already been discussed -- I only > recently started paying any attention to this list. > > Many versions of python include "new" standard library modules that > could (or often do already) work fine with previous

[Python-Dev] Backports of standard library modules

2007-03-11 Thread Patrick Maupin
Please forgive me if this has already been discussed -- I only recently started paying any attention to this list. Many versions of python include "new" standard library modules that could (or often do already) work fine with previous versions. Some of the modules are brand-new, written explicitl