[Python-Dev] Python 3.0.1

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Jan 27, 2009, at 6:21 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:

> If something gets left in 3.0.1 and then ripped-out in 3.1, I think  
> we're
> doing more harm than good.  Very little code has been ported to 3.0
> so far.  One there is a base, all changes become more difficult.
>
> In the interests of our users, I vote for sooner than later.
>
> Also, 3.0 is a special case because it is IMO a broken release.
> AFAICT, it is not in any distro yet.  Hopefully, no one will keep it  
> around
> and it will vanish silently.

I stand by my opinion about the right way to do this.  I also think  
that a 3.1 release 6 months after 3.0 is perfectly fine and serves our  
users just as well.

Barry

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