Python list code of conduct

Tue Jul 2 19:46:13 EDT 2013

In article <mailman.4125.1372798337.3114.python-list at python.org>,
 Ned Deily <nad at acm.org> wrote:
> If you find a bug in Python, don't send it to comp.lang.python; file 
> a bug report in the issue tracker.

I'm not sure I agree with that one, at least not fully. It's certainly 
true that you shouldn't expect anybody to do anything about a bug unless 
you open an issue.
On the other hand, I often find it useful to discuss things that I 
believe are bugs on c.l.p first. Sometimes people will explain to me 
that I'm just doing it wrong. Sometimes the discussion will end up 
with, "Yeah, that's a bug". In either case, it serves as a good initial 
filter for whether I should file a bug or not, and the discussion is 
often educational.