Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.010 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; '"""': 0.05; 'guido': 0.05; 'source.': 0.05; 'tkinter': 0.07; '2to3': 0.09; 'source,': 0.15; '"current': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; "guido's": 0.16; 'subject:access': 0.16; '{0}': 0.16; 'translation': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'module,': 0.17; 'jan': 0.18; 'packaging': 0.20; '15,': 0.23; "python's": 0.23; 'patch': 0.24; 'script': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'skip:" 20': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'received:209.85.212': 0.28; "i'm": 0.29; 'maybe': 0.29; 'help,': 0.32; 'johnson': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'path': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'similar': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'there,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'free': 0.61; 'show': 0.63; 'grab': 0.64; 'invitation': 0.74; 'yourself': 0.77; '2013': 0.84; 'interesting,': 0.84; 'say:': 0.84; 'rick': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=+UIES2tF246ze4sceEfc0UazBtR4/Ca2j91Sjx/yRwc=; b=sTvEplYIPQgsWLXdgP6PRETXQLNd4fuQhtLF7QZr3mPrM7FcJhwVU5N681/N6pK7nr gy4hhs00Iep4uWEkYyHC6wnghWmsCHoxL8GXZlHJyTw90a7u8yZzLZuDrmOP57EpdGcI QvinDHqbN6aHMzkNsUOuABj+GW/h2hEqnPyMux09kMzuMfKJCTASda4KuvIWQTDbyJf6 mjghHZIMjB+5rxYKVMMVL30MqyyDE9ckDTj/lxVFHdMufCKbPPhxfTCxh9AnR8+J68+r CdpptKu+wEI2EdeLn4RsHTi1P9SZ0WImgiML8wMXKda8W7X6EWXc2/3Q9WyTMXlgg1EW 3P+A== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <913c3f21-5449-4b2c-9fb5-c3520acb3a9d@googlegroups.com> References: <8e9b2b0e-1c34-46cc-80c6-57fbb5fd756c@googlegroups.com> <50f03799$0$30003$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <9b64719e-1e06-47fa-a7e6-692a3dd360d0@googlegroups.com> <50f1066f$0$30003$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <913c3f21-5449-4b2c-9fb5-c3520acb3a9d@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:08:25 +1100 Subject: Re: PyWart: Module access syntax From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1358237314 news.xs4all.nl 6897 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48933 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:36843 On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Rick Johnson wrote: > Look, maybe nobody has the time to deal with this module, so if you need some help, then feel free to ask for my assistance. All Guido has to do is send me a private email and say: > > """ Hello Rick! Your ideas for packaging of Tkinter are interesting, and i would like for you to send a patch over to {0} for immediate consideration. Thanks GvR """.format(destination) Python's open source. Grab the source, do it, and post! Consider yourself preemptively invited. I'm not kidding. You don't need to wait for Guido's invitation to do something. Just get in there, do something, and (preferably) show an upgrade path from "current status" to "proposed status" - which might involve a translation script similar to 2to3 - and people WILL take notice. ChrisA