[Python-checkins] r50978 - in python/trunk: Lib/distutils/__init__.py Misc/NEWS

[Anthony Baxter]

On Thursday 03 August 2006 04:59, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> If Anthony gives the OK, I'll revert the patch and change
> the attribute back to the '2.5.0' string literal. This
> will then not break anything.

It's not going to break anything. If you want to cut a separate release, set 
the version number. That's hardly an issue. Really, you should be checking 
for functionality, not individual version numbers - in the same way as 
duck-typing for objects.

> In a sense, making the version number dynamic is adding
> a new controversial feature. IMHO, that's a no-no this
> late in the release process and should be left untouched
> until the next release - with a chance to have a proper
> discussion first.

I'm not changing it now. If the consensus is that having fiddly version 
numbers strewn through the standard library is a good idea, it can be changed 
before c1.

Anthony
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