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Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette

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Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> writes:

> On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:35:02 +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
>
> > Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> 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

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Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2015-05-12 18:01 +0000
  Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-05-12 11:18 -0700
    Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-13 12:17 +1000
  Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-13 08:35 +1000
    Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2015-05-12 23:54 +0000
      Re: Updating a package on PyPi, testing and etiquette Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-13 10:08 +1000

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