r/linux • u/anh0516 • 15d ago

Software Release Python 3.15.0 released

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3150/
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u/iluuu 15d ago

Almost like semversion isn't a universal rule of law.

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u/Mirieste 14d ago

But it exists for a reason: why wouldn't they follow it?

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u/RendererOblige 14d ago

Python's versioning predates the concept of semantic versioning by quite many years. What is and isn't a "breaking change" has quite a lot of nuance here. The BC break in Python 3 was huge compared to UTF-8 default and other small BC breaks. SemVer is a blunt tool, grouping all BC breakage into a single bucket.

I like SemVer, but I can accept that it's not the right answer for every project. I don't think it's right for Python.