[Python-Dev] Re: python-dev Summary for 2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31

2005-03-01 Thread Steve Holden
Michele Simionato wrote [on c.l.py]: Brett Cannon: [... python-dev summary ... boilerplate change ...] +1 for this idea. The summary looks much better now :) Keep the good work going, Sorry, but i have to disagree. I hope you won't take this reply personally, Michele, since it's directed to all

[Python-Dev] Decimal returning NotImplemented (or not)

2005-03-01 Thread Nick Coghlan
A recent question on c.l.p pointed out that the 2.4 Decimal implementation raises TypeError directly for operator arguments it doesn't understand, instead of returning NotImplemented. Obviously, this creates problems for anyone trying to define a class that 'plays nicely' with Decimal (but

RE: [Python-Dev] Decimal returning NotImplemented (or not)

2005-03-01 Thread Raymond Hettinger
A recent question on c.l.p pointed out that the 2.4 Decimal implementation raises TypeError directly for operator arguments it doesn't understand, instead of returning NotImplemented. Obviously, this creates problems for anyone trying to define a class that 'plays nicely' with Decimal

Re: [Python-Dev] Decimal returning NotImplemented (or not)

2005-03-01 Thread Nick Coghlan
Raymond Hettinger wrote: Try to address this in a larger context than decimal. The same sort of logic is present in sets.py and in datetime objects. Interesting. In that case, my other suggestion was to have raising NotImplementedError from a special method be the equivalent of returning

[Python-Dev] Legacy bugs on SF

2005-03-01 Thread Reinhold Birkenfeld
Hello, still in 2004, this comment was added to old bugs with groups Python2.*: Please, could you verify if this problem persists in Python 2.3.4 or 2.4? If yes, in which version? Can you provide a test case? If the problem is solved, from which version? Note that if you fail to answer in

RE: [Python-Dev] Legacy bugs on SF

2005-03-01 Thread Batista, Facundo
Title: RE: [Python-Dev] Legacy bugs on SF [Reinhold Birkenfeld] #- The month is over now, so what to do with them? The month is like a minimum time limit. I got separated and moved to my parent house. I still don't have internet connection, so I have this work a bit overdue. But I'll

Re: [Python-Dev] Decimal returning NotImplemented (or not)

2005-03-01 Thread Neil Schemenauer
On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 11:45:43PM +1000, Nick Coghlan wrote: Interesting. In that case, my other suggestion was to have raising NotImplementedError from a special method be the equivalent of returning NotImplemented (which makes life much easier for a class like Decimal which has an

Re: [Python-Dev] Re: python-dev Summary for 2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31

2005-03-01 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Steve Holden wrote: Now, the reason for this specific rant is this: I can tell a cry for help when I see one. Brett has done a magnificent job of providing python-dev summaries since Andrew decided he'd had enough, and he is to be congratulated for it. I managed to offload another bunch of work

[Python-Dev] OK, time to retire (was: Re: python-dev Summary for 2005-01-16 through 2005-01-31)

2005-03-01 Thread Brett C.
Steve Holden wrote: Michele Simionato wrote [on c.l.py]: Brett Cannon: [... python-dev summary ... boilerplate change ...] +1 for this idea. The summary looks much better now :) Keep the good work going, Sorry, but i have to disagree. I hope you won't take this reply personally, Michele, since

[Python-Dev] 2.4.1c1 March 10th, 2.4.1 March 17th

2005-03-01 Thread Anthony Baxter
Ok - Fred and Martin and I will be cutting 2.4.1c1 on March 10th, and (assuming no problems) 2.4.1 on March 17th. Apologies for the delay - my time's been all consumed lately with doing lighting and sound design for a show. (Any Melbournites who're interested, we're putting on Michael Palin's play