[Python-Dev] Backward-incompatible change to random.randrange in 2.7.6

[Benjamin Peterson]

2013/12/17 Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>:
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:18:25 -0500
> Tres Seaver <tseaver at palladion.com> wrote:
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>> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b1e94e332ec8
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>> Do we really want to change an undocumented-but-effectively-public API in
>> a late-in-the-release-cycle third dot release?  It caused, ZODB's tests
>> to fail, for instance.
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> Given the change doesn't seem to bring any visible change for users
> (either performance or robustness), I think it would be safe to revert
> it *in 2.7*.

I agree with Antoine. It's better not to break even morally-broken
programs like the zope tests in 2.7.x if it doesn't win anything.


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Regards,
Benjamin