[Dev] Python Version?

[Michael R. Bernstein]

On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 11:44, Kent Sandvik wrote:
> 
> On Saturday, Nov 9, 2002, at 11:36 US/Pacific, Michael R. Bernstein 
> wrote:
> 
> > However, I would still lean toward remaining with the same release of
> > Python, unless one of the bugs found and fixed impacted Chandler in 
> > some way, esp. with regard to security.

I should have made it clearer that I meant 'same patchlevel release'

> The little I know of Python 2.3, there are new syntax features (such as 
> iterators), so that means that any code that relies on some new feature 
> might cause problems. I don't know about the release policies of 
> Python, but if the minor releases, such as 2.2.3, are just fixes and no 
> new features, then for the sake of end users it would be good to always 
> update the main/core Python runtime.

The major/minor/patchlevel versioning scheme is not without exceptions.

For example, 2.2.2 included as an exception with special BDFL
dispensation to the 'bugfixes only' rule, a new version of the email
package.

For that reason, I'd recommend a policy that even patchlevel releases
(such as a hypothetical 2.2.3 release) should be regarded with
suspicion, and only upgraded to if a compelling reason exists to do so.

Michael Bernstein.