In article <a3704f85-2ef1-41e7-8fd1-8d7191f3f...@email.android.com>, Steve Simmons <square.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does this list have a code of conduct or a netiqeutte (sp?) > statement/requirement?
>From http://www.python.org/community/lists/ comp.lang.python comp.lang.python is a high-volume Usenet open (not moderated) newsgroup for general discussions and questions about Python. You can also access it as a mailing list through python-list. Pretty much anything Python-related is fair game for discussion, and the group is even fairly tolerant of off-topic digressions; there have been entertaining discussions of topics such as floating point, good software design, and other programming languages such as Lisp and Forth. Most discussion on comp.lang.python is about developing with Python, not about development of the Python interpreter itself. Some of the core developers still read the list, but most of them don't. Occasionally comp.lang.python suggestions have resulted in an enhancement proposal being written, leading to a new Python feature. If you find a bug in Python, don't send it to comp.lang.python; file a bug report in the issue tracker. Items posted on the Usenet group appear on the mailing list, and vice versa (bidirectional gateway). Due to the mysteries of Usenet, the order in which items show up may vary. Rudeness and personal attacks, even in reaction to blatant flamebait, are strongly frowned upon. People may strongly disagree on an issue, but usually discussion remains civil. In case of an actual flamebait posting, you can ignore it, quietly plonk the offending poster in your killfile or mail filters, or write a sharp but still-polite response, but at all costs resist the urge to flame back. Generally comp.lang.python is a high-signal, low-noise group. It's also a high-traffic group, running at around 200 posts per day. There are several different archives: ? Google Groups archive of comp.lang.python ? python.org archive of python-list ? gmane.org archive of python-list -- Ned Deily, n...@acm.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
