[pytest-dev] branch proposals - python2 support and pytest 4.0 preps

[Nicholas Williams]

Background question: Will PyTest 4.0 be removing support for Python 2? Or
am I misunderstanding this?

Thanks,

Nick


On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Ronny Pfannschmidt <rpfannsc at redhat.com>
wrote:

>
>
> Am Mo., 24. Sep. 2018 um 16:22 Uhr schrieb Bruno Oliveira <
> nicoddemus at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi Ronny,
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 10:29 AM Ronny Pfannschmidt <
>> opensource at ronnypfannschmidt.de> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> a) maintenance-python2 : this will be the branch where bugfixes for the
>>> last python2 suporting versions will happen
>>>
>>> i intend to create it in line with the yet to be shaped plans for the
>>> python2 support/maintenance branches once the poll results are reviwerd
>>> and we have decided on a timeline to put into action
>>>
>>
>> Sounds good.
>>
>>
>>> b) removals or breakage : this will be the branch where we merge
>>> breaking changes in preparation of major releases
>>>
>>
>> Do we need this? I was thinking we would just remove the breaking changes
>> in the "features" branch after 4.0 is released (for 4.0 we will turn the
>> warnings into errors, removal will happen in 4.1).
>>
>> True, in that order its actually fine to sort out that way, my brain is a
> bit hardwired to too strict semver
>
> -- Ronny
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>> Cheers,
>> Bruno
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