[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 3:32 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> 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.

I just realized that this should say 2.7.1 so people know not to use it 
with the original 2.7. I will repeat it again in the SequenceMatcher 
section.

>> 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