2012/2/28 Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us>: > Here's what I know: > > We don't add features to bug-fix releases. > u'' is considered a feature. > By not backporting to 3.1 and 3.2 we are not easing the migration pains from > 2.x. > > > Here's what I don't know: > > Why is readding u'' a feature and not a bug? (Just had a thought about this > -- because the removal of u'' is documented.)
Because it's a new "thing" which doesn't fix obviously broken behavior. > > > If there is already a FAQ entry feel free to point me to it, but I would > still be curious why, in this instance, practicality does not beat purity? Because it's practical not to break bugfix releases with new features. -- Regards, Benjamin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
