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Re: module dependencies issues

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Date Fri, 10 Jul 2015 07:45:10 +1000
Subject Re: module dependencies issues
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On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
>> And just how compatible does it have to be to get a tick?
>
> It must be a safe binary replacement of the earlier version. Bug fixes
> and new features are ok, but none of the old functionality can be
> obsoleted.

Your descriptions conflict. A safe binary replacement usually cannot
even add new features, in case this breaks something. Consider what
happens when Python creates a new keyword; it's a new feature, old
functionality hasn't been broken, but if that word had been used
anywhere as an identifier, it's now broken. Even something as simple
as updating to the latest Unicode release can change what means what,
and won't necessarily be backward-compatible (eg when a character's
classes are changed, the places where that character is legal may also
change). There is NO CHANGE which is perfectly backward-compatible.

ChrisA

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Re: module dependencies issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 05:59 +1000
  Re: module dependencies issues Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-09 23:36 +0300
    Re: module dependencies issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 06:47 +1000
      Re: module dependencies issues Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-10 00:11 +0300
        Re: module dependencies issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 07:20 +1000
          Re: module dependencies issues Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-10 00:33 +0300
            Re: module dependencies issues Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-10 07:45 +1000
              Re: module dependencies issues Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-10 03:04 +0300
                Re: module dependencies issues Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-07-10 01:24 +0100

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