Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Fred Drake
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Barry Warsaw wrote: > You're not required to run the default desktop (Unity) of course.  There are > several options out of the box, including the classic desktop and Unity 2D, > and there are a wide range of supported derivatives of Ubuntu offering > additional d

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Barry Warsaw
Okay, this reply is getting off-topic, so I won't belabor the point (please email me directly if you want to discuss further). On May 23, 2011, at 08:25 AM, Fred Drake wrote: >2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : >> The new Ubuntu already ships with Python 3.2. > >Uptake on Ubuntu 11.04 will take longer than

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Fred Drake
2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : > The new Ubuntu already ships with Python 3.2. Uptake on Ubuntu 11.04 will take longer than 10.10 uptake, given the reliability issues and the reaction to the new user interface. That's not to say it won't be significant, but the strength of the indicator may be less sig

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Nick Coghlan
2011/5/23 Tarek Ziadé : > 2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : > ... >> >> I've heard you're targetting 2.4 compatibility so be prepared that this is >> not going to be easy. > > yeah well, we might raise the bar to 2.5 and use some __future__ > statements. I am not sure that keeping 2.4 support is that usefu

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Tarek Ziadé
2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : ... > > I've heard you're targetting 2.4 compatibility so be prepared that this is > not going to be easy. yeah well, we might raise the bar to 2.5 and use some __future__ statements. I am not sure that keeping 2.4 support is that useful anymore. Cheers Tarek -- Tarek Z

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Łukasz Langa
Wiadomość napisana przez Tarek Ziadé w dniu 2011-05-23, o godz. 12:58: > 2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : > .. >> I'm maintaining a configparser 3.2+ backport for 2.6-2.7 using 3to2. > > Do you backport to 3.1 ? > Not really. I personally think people already using py3k will migrate sooner (even if t

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Tarek Ziadé
2011/5/23 Łukasz Langa : .. > I'm maintaining a configparser 3.2+ backport for 2.6-2.7 using 3to2. Do you backport to 3.1 ? .. > > There's some documentation there on the conversion process I came up with. Awesome, will look up, thanks > > As for distutils2, I was already contacted by Éric Arau

Re: [Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Łukasz Langa
Wiadomość napisana przez Tarek Ziadé w dniu 2011-05-23, o godz. 11:58: > Hey, > > Now that packaging has landed, the distutils2 repo is going to be > re-seted and will be the python 2.x / 3.1 / 3.2 backport of packaging. > > In theory, we want to automate the extraction of packaging from the >

[Python-Dev] the distutils2 repo and 3to2

2011-05-23 Thread Tarek Ziadé
Hey, Now that packaging has landed, the distutils2 repo is going to be re-seted and will be the python 2.x / 3.1 / 3.2 backport of packaging. In theory, we want to automate the extraction of packaging from the stdlib and a few other modules, and run 3to2 at install time. Or should I say 3.3tosome