[Python-Dev] Unclear on the way forward with unsigned integers (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.one@comcast.net
Mon, 07 Oct 2002 18:02:37 -0400

[Thomas Wouters]

We've already been there (2.0 -> 2.1 -> 2.2) and that's exactly what we did.

Cool! Then it's exactly as I expected: it works so well, nobody thought to mention it .

Customers had several months, some more, to notice warnings about deprecated features and the like, and to use the future import if they wanted newer features. That gives us a very justified 'too bad' if they come complaining afterwards anyway.

That was all the intent.

It also inspires more trust from the more, uhm, 'traditional' companies if you have a clear and documented upgrade path for software.

Let's quit here while we're ahead <0.9 wink>.