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

Brett Cannon brett at yvrsfo.ca
Mon Jun 11 03:10:57 CEST 2012

I am proposing a single list to just discuss multi-vm issues so that it doesn't force all other VM contributors to sign up for python-dev if they don't care about language issues. We could hijack the stdlib-sig mailing list, but that isn't the right focus necessarily. On Jun 10, 2012 8:42 PM, "Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> wrote:

Really? Are we now proposing multiple lists? That just makes it easier to miss stuff for me.

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 5:53 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Brett Cannon <brett at yvrsfo.ca> wrote: >>> Well, the question is, are many python-dev discussions CPython(specific? >>> If not, then it doesn't make a lot of sense to create python-implementations >>> (and it's one more subscription to manage for those of us who want to keep >>> an eye on all core development-related discussions). >>> >> >> But the other VMs don't necessarily care about the development of the >> language, so when the occasional thing comes up regarding all the VMs, >> should that require they follow python-dev in its entirety? And I don't see >> the list making sweeping decisions that would affect CPython and python-dev >> without bringing it up there later. Think of the proposed list more like a >> SIG than anything else. > > Yeah, I think it makes sense. With the current situation, the bridges > between the implementations are limited to those with the personal > bandwidth to follow their implementation's core list and python-dev. > With a separate list, it becomes easier to get feedback on cases where > we want to check that an idea we're considering is feasible for all > the major implementations. > > It also creates a neutral space for the other VMs to discuss stuff > like collaborating on pure Python versions of C implemented modules. > If we can get to the point where there's a separate "stdlib-only" pure > Python mirror based on CPython's Mercurial repo that other > implementations can all share, without requiring changes to CPython > itself, that would be pretty nice. > > Cheers, > Nick. > > -- > Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _> ________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org

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