[Python-Dev] Old Python version categories in Bug Tracker

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Mon May 30 23:06:52 CEST 2005


> As the process of deprecating old bugs evolves, the following
> categories got empty:
> 
>     Python 2.1.1
>     Python 2.1.2
>     Python 2.2.1
>     Python 2.2.1 candidate
>     Python 2.2.2


That's great news.



> The SF interface doesn't allow to delete old categories, but maybe we
> could ask SF support to do it, as nowadays doesn't make sense to open
> a bug in these categories.
> 
> As an infortunate example, somebody opened today a bug in the "Python
> 2.2" category, :(
> 
> What do you think?

There's no harm in having these surface.  If the category is accurate,
let's use it.  If the bug is out of date, we can mark it as such and
close it.


Raymond


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