[Python-Dev] feature freeze questions (original) (raw)

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Thu Jul 26 01:29:45 CEST 2012

2012/7/25 Chris Jerdonek <chris.jerdonek at gmail.com>:

I have a few questions about feature freeze:

(1) Is increasing test coverage acceptable during feature freeze, even if it does not involve fixing a bug? (2) When adding new tests (e.g. in the course of fixing a bug or increasing test coverage), are we allowed to refactor other tests so that supporting test code can be shared? Or should the tests be added in a less DRY fashion and refactored only after the branch goes back to pre-alpha?

You can do basically anything you want to tests just as long as you don't make them less stable.

(3) What types of documentation changes are allowed during feature freeze? For example, are we only allowed to fix incorrect information, or is it acceptable to improve or add to the information about existing functionality?

All documentation changes are accepted.

-- Regards, Benjamin

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