[Python-Dev] Documenting branch policy (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Mon Sep 8 14🔞30 EDT 2003


On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 12:19, Greg Ward wrote:

Release branches

Every release up to and including the final release for a new major

Python version is accompanied by a release branches.

There's even some debate about these (I've caught up with the thread, so I know you've withdrawn this change). I've been backing off the use of release branches because they create more complexity in a world where none of us have much time to deal with it. For 2.3, python-dev was really good about heeding calls for checkin freezes, and the time between wanting to cut the release and actually doing it was pretty short, so I don't see much need for release branches. I updated PEP 101 to reflect this.

-Barry



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