Re: [Python-Dev] Python 2.7 -- bugfix or security before EOL?

Oh, that makes your original email make much more sense (at least to me). I also interpreted it to mean you were interested in extending the EOL date out further, rather than pointing out that it should probably already have been switched from “bugfix” to “security” status. —Chris On Wed, Mar 14,

Re: [Python-Dev] Python 2.7 -- bugfix or security before EOL?

On 3/14/2018 9:16 AM, Michael Scott Cuthbert wrote: I’m guessing my first message was unclear or able to be misunderstood in some part — I’m one of the frequent contributors to python3statement.org and have moved my own Python projects to Py3 only (the main one, m

Re: [Python-Dev] Python 2.7 -- bugfix or security before EOL?

Speaking from the sidelines, I'd say that any further backporting of non-security fixes would appear to be throwing good development effort away, This software is less than two years from the extremely well-heralded end of its life and people are expecting enhancements? It's a cold, ungrateful wor

Re: [Python-Dev] Python 2.7 -- bugfix or security before EOL?

> it still is in the time period before > EOL that other recent versions have gone to security only. Again, not relevant. You might want to read http://python3statement.org/. I’m guessing my first message was unclear or able to be misunderstood in some part — I’m