[Python-checkins] r42577 - peps/trunk/pep-0356.txt

Sun Feb 26 16:36:52 CET 2006

Author: neal.norwitz
Date: Sun Feb 26 16:36:50 2006
New Revision: 42577
Modified:
 peps/trunk/pep-0356.txt
Log:
What the hell, speed up the schedule by a month.
Update status and add some more details.
Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0356.txt
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--- peps/trunk/pep-0356.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-0356.txt	Sun Feb 26 16:36:50 2006
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 beta release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release.
 
 There will be at least two alpha releases, two beta releases, and
- one release candidate. The release date is planned 30 September 2006.
+ one release candidate. The release date is planned 19 August 2006.
 
 
 Release Manager
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 
 Release Schedule
 
- alpha 1: May 6, 2006 [planned]
- alpha 2: June 3, 2006 [planned]
- alpha 3: July 1, 2006 [planned]
- beta 1: July 29, 2006 [planned]
- beta 2: August 26, 2006 [planned]
- rc 1: September 16, 2006 [planned]
- final: September 30, 2006 [planned]
+ alpha 1: April 1, 2006 [planned]
+ alpha 2: April 29, 2006 [planned]
+ alpha 3: May 27, 2006 [planned]
+ beta 1: June 24, 2006 [planned]
+ beta 2: July 15, 2006 [planned]
+ rc 1: August 5, 2006 [planned]
+ final: August 19, 2006 [planned]
 
 
 Completed features for 2.5
@@ -67,28 +67,33 @@
 
 Planned features for 2.5
 
+ Target for inclusion of each feature by March 16. At that point,
+ we should re-evaluate schedule or consider dropping feature.
+
 PEP 308: Conditional Expressions
- (Someone volunteered on python-dev, is there progress?)
+ (Someone volunteered on python-dev, work should be starting ~ 2/25)
 Thomas Wouters has an unfinished implementation. He can
 finish in a few days if no one else completes an implementation.
 
 PEP 328: Absolute/Relative Imports
- (Needs volunteer, send mail python-dev if interested)
- Thomas Wouters will volunteer if no one else is interested.
+ http://python.org/sf/1438387
 
 PEP 343: The "with" Statement
- (nn: I have a possible volunteer.)
+ Mike Bland posted a partial patch that needs review.
+ Patch needs __future__ support for with statement.
+ (nn: I have __future__ support partially complete.)
+ http://python.org/sf/1435715
 
 Note there are two separate implementation parts:
 interpreter changes and python code for utilities.
+ The patch includes both parts.
 
 PEP 352: Required Superclass for Exceptions
 (Brett Cannon is expected to implement this.)
 
 Access to C AST from Python
 
- Add bdist_msi to the distutils package. (MvL wants one more
- independent release first.)
+ Add bdist_msi to the distutils package. (MvL plans to import after pycon)
 
 Add bdist_deb to the distutils package?
 (see http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/060926.html)
@@ -117,6 +122,8 @@
 
 - Review PEP 4: Deprecate and/or remove the modules
 
+ Should PEP 338 or 357 be accepted and implemented.
+
 
 Copyright
 
