Nick,
On 2012-10-27, at 2:22 AM, Nick Coghlan
I'm actually wondering if docs.python.org should be updated *now* with a rewrite rule that redirects to a more explicit docs.python.org/2.x/ URL. At the moment, there is no easy way to get hold of a stable URL for the Python 2 docs, and nothing we can put in any advance announcement of a migration to say something like:
"docs.python.org will switch to displaying the Python 3 documentation by default in June 2013. Please update any direct links that are intended to refer specifically to the Python 2 documentation by including a leading '/2.x/' in the path component of the URL. For example, 'http://docs.python.org/library/os' would become 'http://docs.python.org/2.x/library/os'. Between now and the migration in June 2013, affected links will be automatically redirected to the new stable Python 2.x URLs".
So that's my concrete proposal: 1. We pick a date (June next year sounds about right) 2. We pick a stable URL prefix for the Python 2 docs (I vote "/2.x/") 3. We start redirecting affected pages immediately 4. We add a notice like the one above to the home page of the 2.7 docs, announce it on the PSF blog, announce it far and wide
Now that's a great plan! Big +1. A few comments: 1. I'd still vote for an earlier date, like February/March 2013 2. How about simple docs.pyhton.org/2 and docs.python.org/3 ? - Yury