[Python-Dev] draft pep: backwards compatibility

[Georg Brandl]

Benjamin Peterson schrieb:
> Backwards compatibility seems to be an issue that arises a lot here. I
> think we all have an idea of it is, but we need some hard place to
> point to. So here's my attempt:

Yet another rather pointless bikeshed: if this becomes policy, maybe it
should get a PEP number < 100, like PEP 5 or 6.

Georg

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