python-dev Summary for 2003-08-01 through 2003-08-15

[Andrew Dalke]

Brett C.:
> [...]

As always, thank you for your summary!

> Python user helping Parrot?  Treacherous!

Just like Python on Java and Python on .Net?  :)

>  What is going to happen at OSCON 2004 is a benchmark
> program written  in pure Python will be run using a CVS
> checkout of Python against a Parrot [...] checkout;

Any thoughts yet on what the benchmark might be?

> There is definitely room for adding more standard path
> locations for package installations.

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh,,,,,.........

(That was the sound of me running away screaming.)

I just use distutils and assume the person installing has told
it where to install.  I got confused amoung the options we
have now, esp. since there's no "site-packages" under MS
Windows.

> grandmaster and wizard levels".  So only use __slots__ if you can apply
> the label of "programmer at grandmaster or wizard level" to yourself
> without your programming peers laughting their bums off; you have been
> warned.

Is there a PEP somewhere describing the levels?  I couldn't find one.
I want to make sure I only use those features of Python I'm qualified
to use.  Wouldn't want my head to explode.  ;)

                    Andrew
                    dalke at dalkescientific.com