[python-committers] Revert changes which break too many buildbots

[Barry Warsaw]

On Jun 14, 2017, at 11:00 PM, Victor Stinner wrote:

>Since I'm trying to always keep the highest number of green buildbots,
>I prefer to try to fix the bug myself.
>
>My question is what to do if I'm unable to fix the issue and the
>author is not available. Keep a broken CI for hours, sometimes for
>days. Or revert the change to reduce the pressure and get more time to
>write a *proper* fix?
>
>I propose to revert to get more people at the issue to find the best
>option, rather than urging to push a quick & dirty fix.
>
>Hopefully, in most cases, the bug is trivial and I consider that the
>fix doesn't require a review, so I push it directly.

I agree with you that if it's easy to fix, JFDI.  If not, revert it to keep
the buildbots green and inform the author about the problem.  For now that can
be to update the issue or PR so the author gets a mention, but later it can be
an autonag email.

-Barry