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Title: Suggest better documentation of 2 versus 3 on 3.1.1 site.
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.1
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: georg.brandl Nosy List: georg.brandl, srl
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2009-10-05 20:52 by srl, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (5)
msg93620 - (view) Author: Steven R. Loomis (srl) Date: 2009-10-05 20:52
It would be nice if http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.1.1/ had 
the '3 vs 2' explanation made more prominent, just as it was in the 3.0. 
Maybe I've been living under a rock, but I didn't realize that 3 was 
such a change.  Maybe the words 'backwards-incompatible' could be a link 
to  http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html  which explained 
things quite nicely.  You could also add something on the home page, 
with a link to that same page under the title "3 versus 2?"  

Please consider the scenario where someone "needs python installed" to 
run an existing program, and they go to http://www.python.org - wanting 
to download the latest version would be the logical thing to do.  You 
could use this opportunity to suggest running the 2to3 converter and so 
upgrading their existing program.  Again, the 3.1.1 release page doesn't 
have the link to 2to3, but 3.0 does.

Thank you for your consideration.
msg94350 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2009-10-22 15:10
I added the 3.0 whatsnew and 2to3 links in (pydotorg) r12618.
msg94352 - (view) Author: Steven R. Loomis (srl) Date: 2009-10-22 15:16
Thnks for fixing this. there still seems to be something up with 
http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.1/  - it says 'Inline interpreted 
text or phrase reference start-string without end-string.' and the 
changelog link is broken. But I see the new links.
msg94357 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2009-10-22 15:50
Thanks, this is now fixed.
msg94361 - (view) Author: Steven R. Loomis (srl) Date: 2009-10-22 16:06
welcome, looks great!
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:53adminsetgithub: 51316
2009-10-22 16:06:54srlsetmessages: + msg94361
2009-10-22 15:50:35georg.brandlsetmessages: + msg94357
2009-10-22 15:16:47srlsetmessages: + msg94352
2009-10-22 15:10:48georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg94350
2009-10-05 20:52:09srlcreate