X-FeedAbuse: http://nntpfeed.proxad.net/abuse.pl feeded by 78.192.65.63 Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!nntpfeed.proxad.net!news.muarf.org!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!border2.nntp.ams1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.059 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'finney': 0.16; 'list)': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'community,': 0.19; 'later': 0.20; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'versions': 0.24; 'header:X -Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'writes:': 0.31; 'community': 0.33; '(e.g.': 0.33; 'older': 0.33; "can't": 0.35; 'common': 0.35; 'behind': 0.37; 'ben': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'issue': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'future': 0.60; 'then,': 0.60; 'tell': 0.60; 'break': 0.61; 'forum': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'discuss': 0.62; 'show': 0.63; 'contacting': 0.63; 'skip:\xe2 10': 0.65; '2015': 0.84; 'received:125': 0.84; 'seriously,': 0.84; 'invited': 0.85; '8bit%:56': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 10:08:05 +1000 References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: jigong.madmonks.org X-Public-Key-ID: 0xAC128405 X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 517C F14B B2F3 98B0 CB35 4855 B8B2 4C06 AC12 8405 X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-pubkey.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:EdDLVp+A+pGcBuya0Cbzc0ac72Q= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 29 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1431475699 news.xs4all.nl 2845 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58003 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:90506 Rob Gaddi writes: > On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:35:02 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > > Rob Gaddi writes: > > > >> B) If I can't manage that, what's the etiquette behind having later > >> versions of a module break compatibility with older versions of > >> Python. > > > > Consult your user community, tell them the issue […] Involve them in > > the process. > > The only user community that I know about for this is three people […] Then, prior to questions of etiquette, you need to begin engaging with your user community in the first place :-) Seriously, if you have no good way of contacting your user community, it's difficult to talk about the right way to treat with them. You might first set up a forum (e.g. a mailing list) to discuss future releases with them. -- \ “If you get invited to your first orgy, don't just show up | `\ nude. That's a common mistake. You have to let nudity | _o__) ‘happen.’” —Jack Handey | Ben Finney