[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r86348 - in python/branches/py3k/Lib: test/test_xml_etree.py xml/etree/ElementTree.py

[Brett Cannon]

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 09:38, Éric Araujo <merwok at netwok.org> wrote:
>>> Shouldn’t this include an entry in NEWS and maybe in ACKS?
>> It was a very simple bug fix (caused due to an overlook initially), so
>> did not add NEWS/ACKS. For features, larger fixes or complete patches,
>> I the add NEWS and ACKS as appropriate.
>
> Thanks for the reply.  Now I’m unsure about the rules for adding NEWS
> entries: some bugs are important but have a very simple fix (see
> #1718574 for an example).  I guess I’ll just always add an entry :)
>
> Brett, maybe this is something to cover in the dev docs.

I just follow Guido's own personal rule: if the fix required thought
they should go into Misc/ACKS.