Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-03 Thread Paul Boddie
On 2 Mar, 10:02, Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2 Mrz., 06:53, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the stated goals of the migration is that the '2to3' program will only migrate Python 2.6 code - Python 3.0 code. Yes, I know. Why? The master said so isn't an entirely

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-03 Thread dave_mikesell
On Mar 1, 10:53 pm, Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1 Mrz., 19:51, Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare their code for Python 3.0. Isn't

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-03 Thread dave_mikesell
On Mar 1, 10:53 pm, Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1 Mrz., 19:51, Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare their code for Python 3.0. Isn't

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-03 Thread Terry Reedy
Tim Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | The master said so isn't an entirely satisfying answer. | | Nevertheless, it IS the answer for many questions in the Python world. But not for the questions about 2to3 Current 2to3

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-02 Thread Kay Schluehr
On 2 Mrz., 06:53, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the stated goals of the migration is that the '2to3' program will only migrate Python 2.6 code - Python 3.0 code. Yes, I know. Why? The master said so isn't an entirely satisfying answer. What are the *technical reasons* that make

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-02 Thread Carl Banks
On Mar 2, 4:02 am, Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2 Mrz., 06:53, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the stated goals of the migration is that the '2to3' program will only migrate Python 2.6 code - Python 3.0 code. Yes, I know. Why? The master said so isn't an entirely

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-02 Thread Ben Finney
Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 2 Mrz., 06:53, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the stated goals of the migration is that the '2to3' program will only migrate Python 2.6 code - Python 3.0 code. Yes, I know. Why? The master said so isn't an entirely satisfying

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-02 Thread Tim Roberts
Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2 Mrz., 06:53, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the stated goals of the migration is that the '2to3' program will only migrate Python 2.6 code - Python 3.0 code. Yes, I know. Why? The master said so isn't an entirely satisfying answer.

RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm happy to announce the first alpha release of Python 2.6, and the third alpha release of Python 3.0. Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is

RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm happy to announce the first alpha release of Python 2.6, and the third alpha release of Python 3.0. Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is

Re: [Python-3000] RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Martin v. Löwis
As of 4:50 PM EST, the links to Windows installers give 404 File Not Found. I gather that they are still in process, and notice that there is no public c.l.p. announcement. I just fixed that. The files were there; just the links were wrong. Regards, Martin --

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-3000] RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Paul Moore
On 01/03/2008, Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As of 4:50 PM EST, the links to Windows installers give 404 File Not Found. I gather that they are still in process, and notice that there is no public c.l.p. announcement. I just fixed that. The files were there; just the

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-3000] RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Martin v. Löwis
The 2.6a1 x86 MSI is there, but the 3.0a3 x86 MSI is still giving a 404. Please try again - *those* files weren't actually there when I sent my last message; I just built them. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [Python-3000] RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mar 1, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote: As of 4:50 PM EST, the links to Windows installers give 404 File Not Found. I gather that they are still in process, and notice that there is no public c.l.p. announcement. I just fixed that.

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Kay Schluehr
On 1 Mrz., 19:51, Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare their code for Python 3.0. Isn't this a silly idea? People have to migrate from 2.5 or lower

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Ben Finney
Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 1 Mrz., 19:51, Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare their code for Python 3.0. Isn't this a silly

Re: RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

2008-03-01 Thread Terry Reedy
Kay Schluehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | On 1 Mrz., 19:51, Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it | is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare | their code for