[Python-Dev] release plan for 2.5 ? (original) (raw)

Thomas Wouters thomas at xs4all.net
Sun Feb 12 11:51:41 CET 2006

On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 10:38:10PM -0800, Neal Norwitz wrote:

On 2/10/06, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:

> I am not experienced in releasing, but with the multitude of new things > introduced in Python 2.5, could it be a good idea to release an early alpha > not long after all (most of?) the desired features are in the trunk?

In the past, all new features had to be in before beta 1 IIRC (it could have been beta 2 though). The goal is to get things in sooner, preferably prior to alpha.

Well, in the past, features -- even syntax changes -- have gone in between the last beta and the final release (but reminding Guido might bring him to tears of regret. ;) Features have also gone into what would have been 'bugfix releases' if you looked at the numbering alone (1.5 -> 1.5.1 -> 1.5.2, for instance.) "The past" doesn't have a very impressive track record... However, beta 1 is a very good ultimate deadline, and it's been stuck by for the last few years, AFAIK. But I concur with:

For 2.5, we should strive really hard to get features implemented prior to alpha 1. Some of the changes (AST, ssizet) are pervasive. AST while localized, ripped the guts out of something every script needs (more or less). ssizet touches just about everything it seems.

that as many features as possible, in particular the broad-touching ones, should be in alpha 1.

-- Thomas Wouters <thomas at xs4all.net>

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