[Python-Dev] PEP 466: Proposed policy change for handling network security enhancements

[Nick Coghlan]

On 26 Mar 2014 08:32, "Georg Brandl" <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Am 25.03.2014 23:15, schrieb Nick Coghlan:
> >
> > On 26 Mar 2014 01:19, "Brett Cannon" <bcannon at gmail.com
> > <mailto:bcannon at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> As long as we make it clear we have chosen to change our
> > backwards-compatibility guarantees in the name of security and have a
link to
> > the last backwards-compatible release then I agree as well.
> >
> > I am not sure how this meme got started, but let me be clear: the
proposed
> > policy DOES NOT provide blanket permission to break backwards
compatibility in
> > the affected modules. It only allows ADDING new features to bring these
modules
> > into line with their Python 3 counterparts, making it easier for third
party
> > packages like requests to do the right thing in a cross-version
compatible way.
>
> We know. That's what we mean by that.

That's not what Brett said - he called 2.7.6 the "last backwards compatible
release". That's not correct, as even under my proposal, 2.7.7+ will still
be backwards compatible.

Cheers,
Nick.
>
> Georg
>
>
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