[Python-Dev] Python 4: don't remove anything, don't break backward compatibility

Stefan Richthofer Stefan.Richthofer at gmx.de
Mon Mar 10 17:04:08 CET 2014


> Guido famously hates two digit minor version numbers. :)

This is no problem either. Simply switch to hexadecimal numbering ;)


> Gesendet: Montag, 10. März 2014 um 16:59 Uhr
> Von: "Barry Warsaw" <barry at python.org>
> An: python-dev at python.org
> Betreff: Re: [Python-Dev] Python 4: don't remove anything, don't break backward compatibility
>
> On Mar 10, 2014, at 04:25 PM, Stefan Richthofer wrote:
> 
> >> I don't see any reason to bump 
> >> the major version number until after Python 3.9.
> >
> >Even then, there is no need for 4.0; you can just have 3.10, 3.11 etc.
> 
> Guido famously hates two digit minor version numbers. :)
> 
> -Barry
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