[Python-Dev] Status of 2.7 and 3.2

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Sun Jun 7 22:31:44 CEST 2009


On Jun 7, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> Assuming the policy "release new features for 2.x only after they got
> released for 3.x". I don't think such a policy actually exists.

The policy, as I remember it, can be summed up: don't innovate new  
features in the 2.x branch.  Meaning, add it to 3.x first and then  
backport if you want.  I don't believe a new feature has to be in a / 
released/ version of 3.x first for it to show up in the next 2.x  
release.

-Barry

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