Release 2022-04 follow-up #1126

release: december 2022

Wanted:

• Infrastructure:
  • cPython-3.11.1,
  • Spyder with ipython-8 support,
  • more pyodide examples that work in dot
• Experimental:
  • coudn't resist; an alpha Windows python-3.9.10nogil version (based on nogil of December 22nd 2022)

Focus:

• python-3.11.1 stack
• infrastructure work:
  • more clean-up on register/unregister code,
  • modernize internal code:
    • from os.path to pathlib.Path
    • from '%s' to f-string
    • partial black 22.12 formating
  • less Qt need
  • more pyarrow/duckdb/rust/polars/wasm/web,
• simplify more building steps:
  • winpython on-the-fly wheel creation to move out of make.py ...,
  • ... to allow later move away from setup.py,
  • ... old on-the-fly building-from-setup.py is no more a valid assumption, lot of old feature to remove from wppm,

Postponed:

• Numba and Torch in Python-3.11,
• Jupyterlab-4 with RISE (was optimistic)
• modernize internal code:
  • remove py3compat
  • full black 22.12 formating
• simplify more building steps:
  • winpython on-the-fly wheel creation to move out of make.py ...,
  • ... to modernize from setup.py to pyproject.toml,
    -as even building-from-setup.py is no more a valid assumption, should remove some legacy wppm code,

Hopes/Wishes for 2023:

• simpler/simplified maintenance of WinPython,
• micromamba initiative to look at
• speed-up movement do aggregate on pushing cPython:
  • per-thread GIL and more : Shannon plan for 3.12
  • no GIL: Sam Gross pep for 3.13
• Pyodide/Pyscript.net/Jupyterlite allow Python Stack to be everywhere,