Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Terry Reedy
On 12/19/2018 4:14 AM, Serhiy Storchaka wrote: I propose to allow backporting bugfixes to 3.6 if they do not need excessive work, but stop to fix 3.6 only bugs. I think this would need a PEP. After migrating to GitHab, backporting became less painful, Before GitHub, we forward ported. For

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Ned Deily
On Dec 19, 2018, at 12:42, Serhiy Storchaka wrote: > 19.12.18 19:01, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal via Python-Dev пише: >>> [ extending 3.6 bugfix release phase? ] >> [...] > [...] FYI, the discussion of this topic has proceeded to a conclusion on the python-committers mailing list. TL;DR we are

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
19.12.18 19:01, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal via Python-Dev пише: 3.6 is the default Python in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and RHEL 8. And due to several important syntax features it can be a minimal required version for long time. Which is a good argument for why we may not need longer term support for 3

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal via Python-Dev
I’m all for extending the life of 3.6, it sure feels recent to me! > 3.6 is the default Python in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and RHEL 8. And due to several > important syntax features it can be a minimal required version for long time. Which is a good argument for why we may not need longer term support f

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Victor Stinner
Hi, I am working in the Red Hat "Python-maint" team which is maintaining Python 3.6 as the main Python interpreter in RHEL 8, which will likely be supported for at least 10 years. And we have been supporting Python 2.7 in RHEL 7. So obviously, being able to benefit of the upstream effort and infra

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Charalampos Stratakis
- Original Message - > From: "Serhiy Storchaka" > To: python-dev@python.org > Cc: python-committ...@python.org > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:14:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x > bugfix release! > > 04.12.18 10:42, Ned Deily пи

Re: [Python-Dev] 3.7.2rc1 and 3.6.8rc1 cutoffs ahead, last 3.6.x bugfix release!

2018-12-19 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
04.12.18 10:42, Ned Deily пише: A reminder: as previously announced, 3.6.8 is planned to be the last bugfix release of the 3.6 series. Python 3.6.0 was released on 2016-12-23, so by the time 3.6.8 is released, 3.6.x will have been in bugfix mode almost exactly 2 years. When a new feature rele