[Python-Dev] Release 2.0.1: Heads Up

[Guido van Rossum]

> > I have volunteered to be the Patch Czar (see the PEP!) for the 2.0.1
> > release
> 
> Great!

Congratulations to Moshe.

> > So please, let me know of bugfixes that you need or want in Python
> > 2.0.
> 
> In addition to your procedures (which are all very reasonable), I'd
> like to point out that Tim has created a 2.0.1 patch class on the SF
> patch manager. I hope you find the time to review the patches in there
> (which should not be very difficult at the moment). This is meant for
> patches which can't be proposed in terms of 'cvs diff' commands; for
> mere copying of code from the mainline, this is probably overkill.
> 
> Also note that I have started to give a detailed analysis of what
> exactly has changed in the NEWS file of the 2.0 maintainance branch -
> I'm curious to know what you think about procedure. If you don't like
> it, feel free to undo my changes there.

Regardless of what Moshe thinks, *I* think that's a great idea.  I
hope that Moshe continues this.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)