On 2008-12-22 15:07, Mark Dickinson wrote:
> Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com> added the comment:
>
> Thanks for the responses!
>
>> I don't think should go into 3.0.1 - they are a new feature
>> and not a bug fix.
>
> But if these changes don't go into 3.0.1, and the removal of cmp does,
> that means that pybench won't run on 3.0.1. It seems to me that we could
> make a strong case for this being a bugfix...
... or a good case for not removing cmp() from 3.0.1 :-)
I have a feeling that people are mixing up the reasons for removal
of the __cmp__ slot and the utility of the cmp() builtin. Those
two should be treated as separate issues, IMHO.
Anyway, like I said: the release manager should decide.