[Python-Dev] Continuing 2.x

[Terry Reedy]

On 10/30/2010 6:32 PM, Neil Schemenauer wrote:
> I have a specific, easy to implement proposal.  I would like one
> more version tag added to the Roundup tracker.  My proposed name is
> "Python 2.7+" but I don't care what it is called.

As a tracker gardener, I disagree. I would expect such to cause more 
trouble than it is worth.

> It would be used to tag bug reports  and patches that apply only to
> the 2.x line and are considered not appropriate for the 2.7.x
> release.

Bug reports *are* appropriate.

>  In order to keep them out of the way, I suppose they could
> be marked as "postponed" and closed.

The few issues that would get such a 2.7+ tag can just as well be marked 
2.7/closed/postponed.

> It's possible that no one will step up to handle these issues

Which would make new the version tag YAGNI


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Terry Jan Reedy