From b3845ecced927eb13eea105e65fd85955b46d6e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Erlend E. Aasland" Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:28:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gh-105844: Consistently use 'minor version' for X.Y versions --- Doc/faq/general.rst | 4 ++-- Doc/install/index.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index a9b2622e02ef3b..298ce111698a65 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/general.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Python versions are numbered "A.B.C" or "A.B": See :pep:`6` for more information about bugfix releases. -Not all releases are bugfix releases. In the run-up to a new major release, a +Not all releases are bugfix releases. In the run-up to a new minor release, a series of development releases are made, denoted as alpha, beta, or release candidate. Alphas are early releases in which interfaces aren't yet finalized; it's not unexpected to see an interface change between two alpha releases. @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ How stable is Python? Very stable. New, stable releases have been coming out roughly every 6 to 18 months since 1991, and this seems likely to continue. As of version 3.9, -Python will have a major new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`). +Python will have a minor new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`). The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of existing releases gradually improves. Bugfix releases, indicated by a third diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst index ab581d785ef7f0..beb34f0cf21b22 100644 --- a/Doc/install/index.rst +++ b/Doc/install/index.rst @@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ is supplied to suppress this behaviour. So you could simply edit import sys sys.path.append('/www/python/') -However, if you reinstall the same major version of Python (perhaps when +However, if you reinstall the same minor version of Python (perhaps when upgrading from 2.2 to 2.2.2, for example) :file:`site.py` will be overwritten by the stock version. You'd have to remember that it was modified and save a copy before doing the installation. pFad - Phonifier reborn

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