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Title: Python 3.5 missing from documentation
Type: behavior Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: anthony-flury, docs@python, fdrake, larry, ned.deily
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2017-10-11 21:18 by anthony-flury, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Pull Requests
URL Status Linked Edit
PR 3969 merged ned.deily, 2017-10-12 18:04
PR 3970 merged ned.deily, 2017-10-12 18:12
PR 3971 merged ned.deily, 2017-10-12 18:20
Messages (8)
msg304181 - (view) Author: Anthony Flury (anthony-flury) * Date: 2017-10-11 21:18
In the Python version pull down list on docs.python.org, Python3.5 used to be listed, but has now been removed; the list only contains 2.7, 3.6 & 3.7.

Python 3.5 is still the official Python 3.5 release in the Ubuntu repository, and still a supported release in other parts of python.org, so to see it disappearing from the drop-down was surprising.

To note - if you pick a particular page - say : 

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html

and change the url to : 

https://docs.python.org/3.5/tutorial/index.html

The pull down now does contain 3.5 (along side 2.7, 3.63 & 3.7)
msg304185 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-11 21:55
The documentation for 3.5 was deliberated removed from the pull down lists of current docsets as 3.5 is now in security-fix-only mode; the 3.5 documentation is only updated when a new security release is made and general doc changes to it are no longer made.  You can find a link to the docsets for 3.5.x and all Python releases on the Python Documentation By Version page (https://www.python.org/doc/versions/) which is linked to from a number of places, including the index page of the current and past Python versions docsets (e.g. https://docs.python.org/3/) and from the main python.org doc page (https://www.python.org/doc/).
msg304271 - (view) Author: Anthony Flury (anthony-flury) * Date: 2017-10-12 17:39
Isn't Python 2.7 in Security Fix only as well ?

It seems strange; Python 3.5 probably the most heavily installed Python 3 release (every Ubuntu installation has Python 3.5 installed by default - and neither Python 3.6 or 3.7 are available from the standard ubuntu repository); the docs.python.org site is the normal place people are directed to for help - and the implication of the removal will be for many people is that Python 3.5 is obsolete which isn't the case at all.
msg304272 - (view) Author: Fred Drake (fdrake) (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-12 17:43
The 3.5 docs should really remain in the main docs UI via the pulldown as long as it's so widely used.  The fact that it won't be changing much just means it can be served efficiently.
msg304275 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-12 18:08
New changeset b7cbfe49e39a7bbd7da20b937735a8a60bbf1872 by Ned Deily in branch 'master':
bpo-31766: restore 3.5 to docs version switchers (#3969)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b7cbfe49e39a7bbd7da20b937735a8a60bbf1872
msg304276 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-12 18:19
New changeset f8d42ea0e4341b270f1de71b4ff40cfa18420eed by Ned Deily in branch '3.6':
bpo-31766: restore 3.5 to docs version switchers (#3970)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/f8d42ea0e4341b270f1de71b4ff40cfa18420eed
msg304277 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-12 18:24
New changeset 356b68023d6fee5e30d25a4a680ac5b9e4f8dd65 by Ned Deily in branch '2.7':
bpo-31766: restore 3.5 to docs version switchers (#3971)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/356b68023d6fee5e30d25a4a680ac5b9e4f8dd65
msg304278 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-10-12 18:31
> Isn't Python 2.7 in Security Fix only as well ?

No, 2.7 is still being actively maintained (until 2020).
(https://devguide.python.org/#status-of-python-branches)

But, bowing to popular demand, I've restored 3.5 to the switchers for 3.7, 3.6, and 2.7.  It should appear again in the on-line docs shortly.  Thanks for all of your comments!
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:53adminsetgithub: 75947
2017-10-12 18:31:21ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed
versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.7
messages: + msg304278

resolution: not a bug -> fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2017-10-12 18:24:25ned.deilysetmessages: + msg304277
2017-10-12 18:20:47ned.deilysetpull_requests: + pull_request3949
2017-10-12 18:19:09ned.deilysetmessages: + msg304276
2017-10-12 18:12:22ned.deilysetpull_requests: + pull_request3948
2017-10-12 18:08:45ned.deilysetmessages: + msg304275
2017-10-12 18:04:19ned.deilysetkeywords: + patch
stage: patch review
pull_requests: + pull_request3947
2017-10-12 17:43:27fdrakesetnosy: + fdrake
messages: + msg304272
2017-10-12 17:39:57anthony-flurysetstatus: pending -> open

messages: + msg304271
2017-10-11 21:55:25ned.deilysetstatus: open -> pending

nosy: + larry, ned.deily
messages: + msg304185

resolution: not a bug
2017-10-11 21:18:37anthony-flurycreate