[Python-checkins] peps: Add another scenario that was previously only mentioned in the 'effects on the

[nick.coghlan]

http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/716b96587821
changeset:   4079:716b96587821
user:        Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com>
date:        Sat Feb 25 19:06:36 2012 +1000
summary:
  Add another scenario that was previously only mentioned in the 'effects on the community' section

files:
  pep-0413.txt |  19 +++++++++++++++++++
  1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/pep-0413.txt b/pep-0413.txt
--- a/pep-0413.txt
+++ b/pep-0413.txt
@@ -195,6 +195,25 @@
 version numbers. I call this a tie.
 
 
+Novice user, attempting to judge currency of third party documentation
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+
+**Status quo:** minor version differences indicate 18-24 months of
+language evolution
+
+**This PEP:** same as status quo for language core, or just compare the
+standard library version numbers to get a rough time in months.
+
+**PEP 407:** minor version differences indicate 18-24 months of language
+evolution up to 3.3, then 6 months of language evolution thereafter.
+
+**Verdict:** date based numbering schemes with regular release cycles are
+a *much* better way to give novices a rough handle on the currency of
+information. Since keeping the minor version implications the same is a gain
+for *current* Python users, I'm calling this a win twice over for the schemes
+in this PEP.
+
+
 Novice user, looking for an extension module binary release
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