[Numpy-discussion] Upcoming 1.8 release.

[Charles R Harris]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal <
chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Matthew Brett <matthew.brett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >>> I'm afraid I don't understand the discussion on timezones in
> >>> datetime64, but I have the impression that those who do think it needs
> >>> an urgent decision and some action for the short term.  Is that right,
> >>> datetimers?
> >>>
> >>> If that's so, and there are worthwhile changes that are practical in
> >>> the next few weeks, it seems reasonable to wait.
>
> Well, it's only "urgent" in the sense that there are indeed a couple
> small changes that would really help, and if we don't use a release to
> motivate us, when will we it ever get done?
>
> But it'll still take someone to do it -- I'm afraid it's out of my
> depth to do so.
>
> There is a chance that Mark W. or Travis O. could do it, but it does
> seem unlikely that they'll find the time in the next week or two, so I
> guess we'll put it off, and keep the "experimental" label on there.
>
>
I think your best bet might be to cultivate Mark by testing and reviewing
his current work in dynd ;)

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Chuck
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