[Python-Dev] Preserving the definition order of class namespaces. (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Wed May 27 23:49:55 CEST 2015

On Wed, 27 May 2015 17:15:39 -0400 Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

On 5/27/2015 4:16 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

> I second that sentiment. But it strikes me that we're doing this > because our release frequency is completely inadapted. If we had > feature releases, say, every 6 or 9 months, the problem wouldn't really > exist in the first place. How about a feature release once a year, on a schedule we choose as best for us. For instance, aim for end of May, with a bugfix release and alpha of the next version mid to late Sept after summer vacations. Encourage linux distributions to include the new version in their fall and spring releases. Features that miss a beta1 deadline would then be available to early adopters 4 months later. In general, I think alpha releases have usually been about as good as bugfix releases.

I don't believe alpha releases are attractive for most users. People don't want to risk losing time over bugs that may be caused by regressions in Python. Regardless of their actual stability or quality, releases labelled "alpha" are perceived as high-risk.

Regards

Antoine.

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