Message 274772 - Python tracker

Message274772

Author	Lukasa
Recipients	Jim.Jewett, Lukasa, alex, christian.heimes, dstufft, georg.brandl, giampaolo.rodola, hynek, janssen, larry, python-dev, steve.dower
Date	2016-09-07.07:31:54
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Message-id	<1473233514.77.0.258532671194.issue27850@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> Future OpenSSLs don't affect Python 3.4, as Python 3.4 won't be upgraded to them. Can I get a clarification on this, please, Larry? I just want to confirm I understand what your meaning is here. My reading of this is that for OpenSSL Python defines a range of compatible sonames at the time of the first release in a series (e.g. 3.4.0), and then will never extend that in either direction for that release series. Put another way: patches to extend the supported OpenSSL versions are not acceptable in patch releases of Python. Is that reading accurate?

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> Future OpenSSLs don't affect Python 3.4, as Python 3.4 won't be upgraded to them.

Can I get a clarification on this, please, Larry? I just want to confirm I understand what your meaning is here.

My reading of this is that for OpenSSL Python defines a range of compatible sonames at the time of the first release in a series (e.g. 3.4.0), and then will never extend that in either direction for that release series. Put another way: patches to extend the supported OpenSSL versions are not acceptable in patch releases of Python.

Is that reading accurate?

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Date	User	Action	Args
2016-09-07 07:31:54	Lukasa	set	recipients: + Lukasa, georg.brandl, janssen, larry, giampaolo.rodola, christian.heimes, alex, python-dev, hynek, Jim.Jewett, steve.dower, dstufft
2016-09-07 07:31:54	Lukasa	set	messageid: <1473233514.77.0.258532671194.issue27850@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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2016-09-07 07:31:54	Lukasa	create