[Python-Dev] PEP 413: Faster evolution of the Python Standard Library (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Sat Feb 25 17:55:32 CET 2012

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:23:36 +0100 Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:

> I also think the branches and releases management should be even > simpler: > > - 2.7: as today > - 3.3: bug fixes + stdlib enhancements > - default: language enhancements / ABI-breaking changes > > Every 6 months, a new stdlib + bugfix release would be cut (3.3.1, > 3.3.2, etc.), while language enhancement releases (3.4, 3.5...) would > still happen every 18 months. Sorry, I don't think that's feasible at all. For one, it removes the possibility to target a stable set of features for a longer time.

Why does it? You can target the 3.3.0 set of features and be (reasonably) confident that your code will still work with 3.3.1.

Regards

Antoine.

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