> > That would be great. Do you have a SF userid yet? Then we can give > > you commit privs! > > bcannon is my username. I was going to wait to ask for commit privs > until I had done more patches (specifically C stuff), but if you > think I am ready for it then it would be extremely cool to get > commit privs (and not have to wait for anonymous CVS updates when > the servers get overloaded or bug people to commit _strptime patches > =). OK, you're on. > I could. Going to have to learn more LaTeX (and the special > extensions). So I can take this on, but I can't make any promises > on when this will get done (I would be personally horrified if I > can't get this done before 2.3 final gets out the door, but you > never know). With LaTeX, the monkey-see-monkey-do approach works pretty well, combined with the Fred-will-fix-my-LaTeX-bugs approach. :-) > Should there be a testing SIG? Could keep a list of tests that > could stand to be rewritten or added (I know I was surprised to > discover test_urllib was so lacking). Could also start by hashing > out these docs and making sure regrtest and test_support stay > updated and relevant. I don't know about a SIG. Testing of what's in the core is fair game for python-dev. 3rd party testing, ask around. > Personally, I think writing regression tests is a good way to get > new people to help with Python. They are simple to write and allows > someone to be able to get involved beyond just filing a bug. I know > it was a thrill for me the first time I got code checked in and > maybe making the entry point easier by trying to get more people to > write more regression tests for the libraries will help give someone > else that rush and thus become more involved. > > Or maybe I am just bonkers. =) Writing a good regression test requires excellent knowledge about the code you're testing while not touching it, so that's indeed a good way to learn. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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