[Python-Dev] Backporting PEP 414 (original) (raw)

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Tue Feb 28 21:54:05 CET 2012

2012/2/28 Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us>:

Here's what I know:

We don't add features to bug-fix releases. u'' is considered a feature. By not backporting to 3.1 and 3.2 we are not easing the migration pains from 2.x.

Here's what I don't know: Why is readding u'' a feature and not a bug?  (Just had a thought about this -- because the removal of u'' is documented.)

Because it's a new "thing" which doesn't fix obviously broken behavior.

If there is already a FAQ entry feel free to point me to it, but I would still be curious why, in this instance, practicality does not beat purity?

Because it's practical not to break bugfix releases with new features.

-- Regards, Benjamin

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