On 02:47 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I disagree. They should be removed when the issue they refer to is
removed. No sooner, no later. Simply removing every XXX comment older
than a year would not be helpful. The code base is so large that over
2000 XXX doesn't faze me particular. There are over
On 3 Nov, 11:44 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
"XXX" comments.
So, I propose that we adopt a policy similar to Twisted's: All "XXX"
comments must have
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 07:04, "Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I see that Guido is not keen on the idea, and I'm not sure my
> > observations help sway things one way or the other. OTOH, it would be
> > nice if at least we always add our own identifier (initials, nick, email
> > a
Guido van Rossum wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
>> "XXX" comments. The thing that irks me about them is that the have a
>> very slow rate of being resolved, since they usua
> I see that Guido is not keen on the idea, and I'm not sure my
> observations help sway things one way or the other. OTOH, it would be
> nice if at least we always add our own identifier (initials, nick, email
> address) and a date to the XXX so we at least know who was talking about
> what.
I f
From: "Guido van Rossum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The right thing to do with XXX comments is to read them when you're in
their vicinity, and to act when the urge becomes too strong to deal
with any one in particular. Dealing with them en masse is just asking
for a migraine.
I concur.
Raymond
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On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Benjamin Peterson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Barry Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> On Nov 3, 2008, at 6:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
>>>
Gre
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Barry Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 2008, at 6:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
>>
>>> Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
>>> "XXX" comments.
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Barry Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2008, at 6:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
>
>> Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
>> "XXX" comments. The thing that irks me about them is that the have a
>> very slow rate of being r
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On Nov 3, 2008, at 6:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote:
Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
"XXX" comments. The thing that irks me about them is that the have a
very slow rate of being resolved, since they usually act mor
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Benjamin Peterson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
> "XXX" comments. The thing that irks me about them is that the have a
> very slow rate of being resolved, since they usually act more as
> "notes to sel
Grepping through Python's sources tells me that we have over 2,000
"XXX" comments. The thing that irks me about them is that the have a
very slow rate of being resolved, since they usually act more as
"notes to self" rather than easily attainable tasks.
So, I propose that we adopt a policy similar
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