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Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack

From Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.maint.python
Subject Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack
Date 2019-11-06 23:50 +0100
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On 06.11.19 22:04, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Brian May <bam@debian.org> writes:
> 
>> Stéphane Blondon <stephane.blondon@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Perhaps there is a doubt how to read it?
>>> - do not (remove python-foo-doc or rename it to python3-foo-doc)
>>> - (do not remove python-foo-doc) or (rename it to python3-foo-doc)
>>>
>>> Would it be better if we remove the indentation and use this sentence(?):
>>> if documentation is in python-foo-doc, do not move it
>>
>> Myself, I read it as the first option.
>>
>> I would personally use:
>>
>> - Do not remove python-foo-doc and do not rename it to python3-foo-doc.
>>
>> Or maybe even expand as two bullet points:
>>
>> - Do not remove python-foo-doc.
>> - Do not rename it to python3-foo-doc.
>>
>> I think this makes it very explicit what was intended.
> 
> +1.  I also read it as (do (not (remove python-foo-doc) or (not (rename
> to python3-foo-doc)))).  In natural language that "or" should be a
> "nor", but breaking it into two negated bullet points may be clearer to
> those whose first language doesn't possess a negative list operator.

please could one of you open an issue with a patch to track the change?

Thanks, Matthias

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Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> - 2019-10-27 18:10 +0100
  Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the  Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:10 +0100
    Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the  Python 2 stack Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:10 +0100
      Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the  Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-03 15:20 +0100
        Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2019-11-06 22:00 +0100
          Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the Python 2 stack Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> - 2019-11-06 22:10 +0100
            Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the  Python 2 stack Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2019-11-06 23:50 +0100
              Re: Bug#943666: python3: Update Python Policy for removal of the  Python 2 stack Stéphane Blondon <stephane.blondon@gmail.com> - 2019-12-08 22:10 +0100

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