Release notes confusion and Django 1.8.8/Python 3.2-3.3 import error

[Ivan Ven Osdel]

I am seeing this in the Django 1.9 release notes:

Since Django 1.8, we’ve dropped support for Python 3.2 and 3.3.

However on the Django 1.8 release notes page it's listed as supported.

My own testing shows that Python 3.3 works for 1.8.0 - 1.8.7 but not 1.8.8. On that version it fails in the same way 1.9 would.

My guess is that the 3.2/3.3-unfriendly code was accidentally introduced in 1.8.8 and the 1.9 release notes author (reasonably) checked the 1.8.8 code rather than the wiki when formulating that statement above.

[Tim Graham]

We have continuous integration for Django 1.8 and it's passing on Python 3.2 and 3.3. Also, Django 1.8.8 isn't released so how are you testing?

[Ivan Ven Osdel]

Yes, my mistake on the testing (but please read to end). I had a problem with my tox syntax that brought in Django 1.9 by mistake. So I can confirm that there is no code issue.

However, the statements in the docs still seem in conflict to me. "Since Django 1.8, we’ve dropped support for Python 3.2 and 3.3." Maybe it's a locale specific thing but I read that statement as both 1.8 and 1.9 dropped 3.2 and 3.3 support. My wife says I am not crazy. :)

[Tim Graham]

It basically means "changes since Django 1.8 are...". We used similar phrasing in the 1.7 release notes. If you want write something that included 1.8 and 1.9, I'd say "As of Django 1.8 ...." If we get more complaints, I'm open to rewording it though.

[Claude Paroz]

I admit that the current formulation is also ambiguous for me (as non-native speaker). If we can find something clearer, it would be nice.

[Tim Graham]

Proposal: "The Django 1.8 series is the last to support Python 3.2 and 3.3."

[Claude Paroz]

+1 from a poor English speaker

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In 26c26e83:

Refs #25886 -- Improved language in Python compatibility section of the release notes.

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In 975a451:

[1.8.x] Refs #25886 -- Improved language in Python compatibility section of the release notes.

Backport of 26c26e83081d68035d6411b1acc17ba033e1876d from master

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In e4354d8:

[1.9.x] Refs #25886 -- Improved language in Python compatibility section of the release notes.

Backport of 26c26e83081d68035d6411b1acc17ba033e1876d from master

[Ivan Ven Osdel]

I am a bit late but, yes, the new version is great.