[Python-Dev] Python 2.3 patch cut-off date

[Guido van Rossum]

> I reviewed the schedule for Python 2.3:
> 
>     http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0283.html
> 
> What is the last date that patches will be accepted for 2.3?  Is the
> answer to the previous question dependent of the nature of the patch?
> 
> I'm mainly interested in submitted two more Cygwin Python build related
> patches and I was wondering whether or not I was running out of time.

The schedule is slipping; we're likely to switch to a more
goal-oriented (as opposed to deadline-oriented) approach.

That doesn't mean we're necessarily going to wait for Cywin patches! :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)