[Python-Dev] #Python3 ! ? (was Python Library Support in 3.x)

[Georg Brandl]

Am 22.06.2010 01:01, schrieb Terry Reedy:
> On 6/21/2010 3:59 PM, Steve Holden wrote:
>> Terry Reedy wrote:
>>> On 6/21/2010 8:33 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
>>>
>>>> P.S. (We're going to have a tough decision to make somewhere along the
>>>> line where docs.python.org is concerned, too - when do we flick the
>>>> switch and make a 3.x version of the docs the default?
>>>
>>> Easy. When 3.2 is released. When 2.7 is released, 3.2 becomes 'trunk'.
>>> Trunk released always take over docs.python.org. To do otherwise would
>>> be to say that 3.2 is not a real trunk release and not yet ready for
>>> real use -- a major slam.
>>>
>>> Actually, I thought this was already discussed and decided ;-).
>>>
>> This also gives the 2.7 release it's day in the sun before relegation to
>> maintenance status.
> 
> Every new version (except 3.0 and 3.1) has gone to maintenance status 
> *and* becomes the featured release on docs.python.org the day it was 
> released.  2.7 would just spend less time as the featured release on 
> that page.

I'm not sure 3.2 should take over in December just yet.  (There's also
docs3.python.org that always lands at the latest 3.x documentation).

However, there will be enough time to discuss this when 3.2 is actually
about to be released.

Georg


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