[Python-Dev] Proposed schedule for Python 3.4

[Larry Hastings]

On 10/03/2012 01:45 PM, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> Is there a rough list of changes for 3.4 written down somewhere, or is 
> that only to be inferred based on PEPs whose Python-Version header 
> reads "3.4"? How confident are you that the schedule you've proposed 
> gives enough time for proposed changes to be implemented and to stablize? 

Here's a short list of proposed changes for 3.4--basically all the stuff 
that didn't make it in to 3.3:

    Candidate PEPs:

    * PEP 395: Qualified Names for Modules
    * PEP 3143: Standard daemon process library
    * PEP 3154: Pickle protocol version 4

    Other proposed large-scale changes:

    * Breaking out standard library and docs in separate repos
    * Addition of the "packaging" module, deprecating "distutils"
    * Addition of the "regex" module
    * Email version 6
    * A standard event-loop interface (PEP by Jim Fulton pending)


As for the rest of it, my understanding was that there is no longer any 
great plan written in the stars for Python releases.  Python releases 
are comprised of whatever features people propose, implement, and are 
willing to support, that they can get done in time for the beta cutoff.  
>From that perspective, the schedule drives the features more than the 
other-way around.

The schedule proposes six weeks between feature-freeze and release. If 
that isn't enough we'll slip a little.  But given that we have little 
idea what features will make it in to 3.4, it's hard to say for certain 
whether or not that's enough time.  At this point all I can do is 
propose a schedule and hope for the best.

Here's hoping,


//arry/
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