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.