[python-committers] Pace of change for Python 3.x [was: My cavalier and aggressive manner, API] change and bugs introduced for basically zero benefit

[Victor Stinner]

2017-01-24 21:46 GMT+01:00 Neil Schemenauer <nas-python at arctrix.com>:
> Maybe we could emulate the Linux kernel releases.  I.e. have
> relatively fast moving development but also choose releases to give
> long maintenance cycles.  Ideally the long term releases would be
> synchronized with OS distribitions (e.g. Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu).

You should take a look at this old deferred PEP:
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0407/

Victor