[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.one@comcast.net
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:20:17 -0400

[Jeremy Hylton]

... I was imagining the answer would be something more like: Count number of bugs marked as "closed" and "fixed" over some time interval.

People are highly suspicious of statistics with a clear meaning. I think it has something to do with penis length measurements (on which count I have no cause for fear, let me assure you -- indeed I break most measuring tapes whenever a squirrel runs by outside my window).

Is there a simple way to get a count of bugs fixed on the release22-maint branch over a given time span? I don't think so, but there could be if people added an entry to the appropriate NEWS file(s) per bug fixed. Or maybe that's just dreamming up a way to discourage bug fixes .