[Python-Dev] Status of 2.7 and 3.2

Michael Foord fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk
Sun Jun 7 23:32:49 CEST 2009


Terry Reedy wrote:
> [snip...]
>>
>> I don't think that's a novel idea though - I'm pretty sure it was
>> suggested (and met with general approval) when the idea of a short
>> release cycle for 3.1 was first brought up.
>
> I presume because it has been stated before.
>
> In addition to the question above, I am also trying to provoke thought 
> on the nature and purpose of 2.7.  Backporting features 'if someone 
> feels like it' seems pretty haphazard.  For someone wanting to 
> maintain compatibility across multiple 2.x releases, a random new 
> features may be nearly useless.
>

The "What's new in Python 2.7" list is already very impressive. :-)

Michael

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