[Python-Dev] PEP 226

[Guido van Rossum]

> I remember earlier discussion on the Python 2.1 release schedule, and
> never managed to comment on those.
> 
> I believe that Python contributors and maintainers did an enourmous
> job in releasing Python 2, which took quite some time from everybody's
> life. I think it is unrealistic to expect the same amount of
> commitment for the next release, especially if that release appears
> just a few months after the previous release (that is, one month from
> now).
> 
> So I'd like to ask the release manager to take that into
> account. I'm not quite sure what kind of action I expect; possible
> alternatives are:
> - declare 2.1 a pure bug fix release only; with a minimal set of new
>   features. In particular, don't push for completion of PEPs; everybody
>   should then accept that most features that are currently discussed
>   will appear in Python 2.2.
> 
> - move the schedule for Python 2.1 back (or is it forward?) by, say, a
>   few month. This will people give some time to do the things that did
>   not get the right amount of attention during 2.0 release, and will
>   still allow to work on new and interesting features.
> 
> Just my 0.02EUR,

You're right -- 2.0 (including 1.6) was a monumental effort, and I'm
grateful to all who contributed.

I don't expect that 2.1 will be anywhere near the same amount of work!

Let's look at what's on the table.

0042  Small Feature Requests                 Hylton
 SD  205  pep-0205.txt  Weak References                        Drake
 S   207  pep-0207.txt  Rich Comparisons                       Lemburg, van Rossum
 S   208  pep-0208.txt  Reworking the Coercion Model           Schemenauer
 S   217  pep-0217.txt  Display Hook for Interactive Use       Zadka
 S   222  pep-0222.txt  Web Library Enhancements               Kuchling
 I   226  pep-0226.txt  Python 2.1 Release Schedule            Hylton
 S   227  pep-0227.txt  Statically Nested Scopes               Hylton
 S   230  pep-0230.txt  Warning Framework                      van Rossum
 S   232  pep-0232.txt  Function Attributes                    Warsaw
 S   233  pep-0233.txt  Python Online Help                     Prescod