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authorStanley <46876382+slateny@users.noreply.github.com>2022-10-12 16:04:41 (GMT)
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gh-96265: Formatting changes for faq/general (#98129)
* Some formatting changes for general faq * Use list for Python versioning Co-authored-by: Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti@gmail.com> * New line for list, list for a/b/rc * Line wrap for 80 chars * More line wrap * Remove PythonWin mention. Co-authored-by: C.A.M. Gerlach <CAM.Gerlach@Gerlach.CAM> Co-authored-by: Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: C.A.M. Gerlach <CAM.Gerlach@Gerlach.CAM>
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@@ -125,11 +125,15 @@ find packages of interest to you.
How does the Python version numbering scheme work?
--------------------------------------------------
-Python versions are numbered A.B.C or A.B. A is the major version number -- it
-is only incremented for really major changes in the language. B is the minor
-version number, incremented for less earth-shattering changes. C is the
-micro-level -- it is incremented for each bugfix release. See :pep:`6` for more
-information about bugfix releases.
+Python versions are numbered "A.B.C" or "A.B":
+
+* *A* is the major version number -- it is only incremented for really major
+ changes in the language.
+* *B* is the minor version number -- it is incremented for less earth-shattering
+ changes.
+* *C* is the micro version number -- it is incremented for each bugfix release.
+
+See :pep:`6` for more information about bugfix releases.
Not all releases are bugfix releases. In the run-up to a new major release, a
series of development releases are made, denoted as alpha, beta, or release
@@ -139,12 +143,14 @@ Betas are more stable, preserving existing interfaces but possibly adding new
modules, and release candidates are frozen, making no changes except as needed
to fix critical bugs.
-Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an additional suffix. The
-suffix for an alpha version is "aN" for some small number N, the suffix for a
-beta version is "bN" for some small number N, and the suffix for a release
-candidate version is "rcN" for some small number N. In other words, all versions
-labeled 2.0aN precede the versions labeled 2.0bN, which precede versions labeled
-2.0rcN, and *those* precede 2.0.
+Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an additional suffix:
+
+* The suffix for an alpha version is "aN" for some small number *N*.
+* The suffix for a beta version is "bN" for some small number *N*.
+* The suffix for a release candidate version is "rcN" for some small number *N*.
+
+In other words, all versions labeled *2.0aN* precede the versions labeled
+*2.0bN*, which precede versions labeled *2.0rcN*, and *those* precede 2.0.
You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+". These are
unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository. In
@@ -429,7 +435,7 @@ With the interpreter, documentation is never far from the student as they are
programming.
There are also good IDEs for Python. IDLE is a cross-platform IDE for Python
-that is written in Python using Tkinter. PythonWin is a Windows-specific IDE.
+that is written in Python using Tkinter.
Emacs users will be happy to know that there is a very good Python mode for
Emacs. All of these programming environments provide syntax highlighting,
auto-indenting, and access to the interactive interpreter while coding. Consult