Guesstimate for 1.6 beta timeline?

[Tim Peters]

> The Python home page says that Python 1.6 (final) will be released
> around June 1, which is currently about 25 days ago, and it still
> looks like Python is in alpha.  Does anyone have some guesstimate
> as to when beta will be out?

Guido is back from his honeymoon, and everyone is working hard on the beta
even as I type.  Short-term prediction is fraught with dangers in this
field, but if nothing major goes wrong the first beta should be released
before this time next week.

and-if-not-you-get-your-money-back<wink>-ly y'rs  - tim