From 5c00199581577ae1beeed1feaa937485b7d5bf24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Bennett Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:03:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Finalize 1.3 release notes. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@15900 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/releases/1.3.txt | 22 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/releases/1.3.txt b/docs/releases/1.3.txt index b02d0edea0..039c761525 100644 --- a/docs/releases/1.3.txt +++ b/docs/releases/1.3.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -============================================ -Django 1.3 release notes - UNDER DEVELOPMENT -============================================ +======================== +Django 1.3 release notes +======================== -*Insert release date here* +*March 23, 2011* Welcome to Django 1.3! @@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ you'll need to make to handle them -- are documented in the list of .. _the unittest2 library: `unittest2 support`_ .. _begins the deprecation process for some features: `deprecated-features-1.3`_ +Python compatibility +==================== + +The release of Django 1.2 was notable for having the first shift in +Django's Python compatibility policy; prior to Django 1.2, Django +supported any 2.x version of Python from 2.3 up. As of Django 1.2, the +requirement was raised to Python 2.4. + +Django 1.3 continues to support Python 2.4, but will be the final +Django release series to do so; beginning with Django 1.4, the minimum +supported Python version will be 2.5. A document outlining our full +timeline for deprecating Python 2.x and moving to Python 3.x will be +published shortly after the release of Django 1.3. + What's new in Django 1.3 ========================