[Python-Dev] Proto-PEP for maintaining backward compatibility

[Walter Dörwald]

Thomas Heller wrote:

>>Since the subject has come up several times recently,
>>and some one (Walter?) suggested a PEP be written....here goes.
> 
> It was me (if you mean the comment on bug 561478), but who cares...
> 
>>Attached is a draft PEP.  Comments?
> 
> 
> Since it may become impossible in the future to remain backward
> compatibility, should there be a (planned) Python version
> which no longer maintains backwards compatibility?
> 
> 
>>    Package/Module     Maintainer(s)          Python Version
>>    --------------     -------------          --------------
> 
> tools/scripts/freeze/modulefinder       ???             1.5.2

Ouch, I misinterpreted your comment on bug #561478.

So who is ???.

Bye,
    Walter Dörwald