[Python-Dev] Keyword-only arguments in 2.x

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> what's the status of backporting PEP 3102 ? 

It looks like it won't happen.

> It was supposed to go into
> 2.6 and it seems it won't be in 2.7 either. 

Correct - and therefore, it won't be backported at all.

> There is an updated patch
> in the tracker [1] that applies cleanly on the latest trunk and passes
> all relevant tests, so unless there has been a decision against
> backporting it, would it be possible to push it for 2.7 ?

No - 2.7 has already seen its first beta release, so no new features are
acceptable (except by release manager decision or BDFL pronouncement).

Regards,
Martin