[Python-Dev] r86418 - in python/branches/release27-maint: Doc/library/difflib.rst Lib/difflib.py Lib/test/test_difflib.py Misc/NEWS

[Terry Reedy]

On 11/12/2010 2:42 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:22:19 +0100 (CET)
> terry.reedy<python-checkins at python.org>  wrote:
>> +
>> +   .. versionadded:: 2.7
>> +      The *autojunk* parameter.
>
> Maybe I've missed something, but is there any reason to add a new
> parameter in a bugfix release?
> (apart from security issues)

This is a bugfix. We discussed this (with Tim's participation) here last 
July/August and pretty well agreed that this was the least obnoxious 
solution to a bad situation.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy