[Python-Dev] PEP comments, bugs, and patches (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal@lemburg.com
Wed, 08 Aug 2001 10:00:37 +0200

Martin von Loewis wrote:

I just found that PEP 1 is confusing in its instructions of how to submit feedback on a PEP. In one place, it says # A better strategy is to encourage public feedback directly to the # PEP author, who collects and integrates the comments back into the # PEP. which suggest that proposed amendments to a PEP should be sent to the author. Later, it says # Please use the SourceForge bug manager[6] if you want to report # problems with PEPs, or better yet, the SourceForge patch manager[2] # for submitting patches to PEPs. which suggest that proposed amendments should be sent as patches to SF. Now, which of these procedures is preferred? Does the second mean that every PEP author needs permission to modify the patch database? Should every such patch be assigned to the PEP editor (i.e. Barry)? In case you wonder, the specific patch in question is #448841.

Just to clarify this a bit: I told Bob (the contributor) to upload the patch to SF so that I don't lose track of it. I wasn't aware that there actually is a PEP patch guideline somewhere -- for me the SF patch manager simply helps managing patch reviews, so I thought it makes good sense to tell people to upload patches for my PEPs to SF too.

I don't think we need to make it a requirement though -- other PEP authors may have different tracking methods.

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