[Python-Dev] backporting stdlib 2.7.x from pypy to cpython (original) (raw)

fwierzbicki at gmail.com fwierzbicki at gmail.com
Tue Jun 12 05:13:53 CEST 2012

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:

1. Asking on python-dev is considered adequate. If an implementation wants to be consulted on changes, one or more of their developers must follow python-dev sufficiently closely that they don't miss cross-VM compatibility questions. (My concern is that this isn't reliable - we know from experience that other VMs can miss such questions when they're mixed in with the rest of the python-dev traffic) 2. As 1, but we adopt a subject line convention to make it easier to filter out general python-dev traffic for those that are just interested in cross-vm questions 3. Create a separate list for cross-VM discussions, including discussions that aren't directly relevant to Python-the-language or CPython-the-reference-interpreter (e.g. collaborating on a shared standard library fork). python-dev threads may be advertised on the new list if cross-VM feedback is considered particularly necessary. (2) and (3) work for me - I try to do (1) but often miss discussions until they have gone stale.

I bet (2) would work well enough as long as there are enough interested participants to remember to add the conventional string to the subject of an ongoing discussion. It would be very easy for me to add a filter for such a string.

-Frank

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