> I remember earlier discussion on the Python 2.1 release schedule, and > never managed to comment on those. > > I believe that Python contributors and maintainers did an enourmous > job in releasing Python 2, which took quite some time from everybody's > life. I think it is unrealistic to expect the same amount of > commitment for the next release, especially if that release appears > just a few months after the previous release (that is, one month from > now). > > So I'd like to ask the release manager to take that into > account. I'm not quite sure what kind of action I expect; possible > alternatives are: > - declare 2.1 a pure bug fix release only; with a minimal set of new > features. In particular, don't push for completion of PEPs; everybody > should then accept that most features that are currently discussed > will appear in Python 2.2. > > - move the schedule for Python 2.1 back (or is it forward?) by, say, a > few month. This will people give some time to do the things that did > not get the right amount of attention during 2.0 release, and will > still allow to work on new and interesting features. > > Just my 0.02EUR, You're right -- 2.0 (including 1.6) was a monumental effort, and I'm grateful to all who contributed. I don't expect that 2.1 will be anywhere near the same amount of work! Let's look at what's on the table. 0042 Small Feature Requests Hylton SD 205 pep-0205.txt Weak References Drake S 207 pep-0207.txt Rich Comparisons Lemburg, van Rossum S 208 pep-0208.txt Reworking the Coercion Model Schemenauer S 217 pep-0217.txt Display Hook for Interactive Use Zadka S 222 pep-0222.txt Web Library Enhancements Kuchling I 226 pep-0226.txt Python 2.1 Release Schedule Hylton S 227 pep-0227.txt Statically Nested Scopes Hylton S 230 pep-0230.txt Warning Framework van Rossum S 232 pep-0232.txt Function Attributes Warsaw S 233 pep-0233.txt Python Online Help Prescod
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