[Python-Dev] asyncio/Tulip: use CPython as the new upstream (original) (raw)

MRAB regex at mrabarnett.plus.com
Fri Jun 6 17:47:24 CEST 2014

On 2014-06-06 10:31, Victor Stinner wrote:

Hi,

I added a new BaseEventLoop.isclosed() method to Tulip and Python 3.5 to fix an issue (see Tulip issue 169 for the detail). The problem is that I don't want to add this method to Python 3.4 because usually we don't add new methods in minor versions of Python (future version 3.4.2 in this case). Guido just wrote in the issue: "Actually for asyncio we have special dispensation to push new features to minor releases (until 3.5). Please push to 3.4 so the source code is the same everywhere (except selectors.py, which is not covered by the exception)." I disagree with Guido. I would prefer to start to maintain a different branch for Python 3.4, because I consider that only bugfixes should be applied to Python 3.4. [snip]

Isn't this a little like when bool, True and False were added to Python 2.2.1, a bugfix release, an act that is, I believe, now regarded as a mistake not to be repeated?

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