[Numpy-discussion] NumPy 1.20.x branch in two weeks

[Stefan van der Walt]

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020, at 18:54, Jarrod Millman wrote:
> I also misunderstood the purpose of the NEP.  I assumed it was
> intended to encourage projects to drop old versions of Python.  Other
> people have viewed the NEP similarly:
> https://github.com/networkx/networkx/issues/4027

Of all the packages, it makes sense for NumPy to behave most conservatively with depreciations. The NEP suggests allowable support periods, but as far as I recall does not enforce minimal support. 

Stephan Hoyer had a good recommendation on how we can clarify the NEP to be easier to intuit. Stephan, shall we make an ammendment to the NEP with your idea? 

Best regards, 
Stéfan