From a7e5d763b582f7d33b20c0783aa747b9ba174db3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Erlend E. Aasland" Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:25:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gh-105844: Use devguide terminology to denote versions (GH-105882) (cherry picked from commit dba72175116373c1d15e25d84c88b516daf9f5c4) Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland --- Doc/faq/general.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index 298ce111698a65..8727332594bda6 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 minor release, a +Not all releases are bugfix releases. In the run-up to a new feature 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. @@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ 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 minor new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`). +Python will have a new feature release every 12 months (:pep:`602`). -The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of +The developers issue bugfix releases of older versions, so the stability of existing releases gradually improves. Bugfix releases, indicated by a third component of the version number (e.g. 3.5.3, 3.6.2), are managed for stability; only fixes for known problems are included in a bugfix release, and it's