[Python-Dev] Request for pronouncement on PEP 493 (HTTPS verification backport guidance) (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Wed Nov 25 16:04:35 EST 2015

On Nov 24, 2015, at 02:12 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

On 24 November 2015 at 11:59, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:

We'd have to also handle migration paths to newer Ubuntu releases, which probably means removing the config file on future upgrades. You'll need to figure out those migration paths anyway, as the certificate verification compatibility break will exist between 14.04 and 16.04 regardless of what happens with PEP 493.

Sure, but that's a very different situation. If someone upgraded from 14.04.3 to 14.04.4, they definitely wouldn't expect it to break working code. If it did, it would be a pretty serious regression. Upgrading to LTS maintenance releases should be a no-brainer.

Upgrading from one LTS to a newer one, you know things are going to change, so you'll review the release notes and do some very careful analysis of your mission critical code.

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