[Python-Dev] Backporting PEP 414

[Brian Curtin]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 14:27, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> Here's what I know:
>
> We don't add features to bug-fix releases.
> u'' is considered a feature.
> By not backporting to 3.1 and 3.2 we are not easing the migration pains from
> 2.x.

Let's say it's 2013 and 3.3 has been out for a few months and you want
to port your library to Python 3. Why would you worry about 3.1 or
3.2?

You certainly see why we're not worried about 3.0.