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3.8.x, 3.9.x, and 3.10.x releases refer to 3.11 as the latest feature release series #2486

Open deilann opened 3 months ago

deilann commented 3 months ago

Describe the bug Release information for various 3.8.x, 3.9.x, and 3.10x versions include the line:

Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.13, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here.

The issue is merely textual as the link goes to /downloads.

To Reproduce Search for the text "Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3". and the search results contain all releases with the outdated text.

Expected behavior The text should say

Python 3.12 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.12.x here.

hugovk commented 3 months ago

Here's one specific example:

Go to https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3913/

It says:

Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.13, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here.

Indeed, 3.12 is now the latest 3.x.

And it's not just an outdated static page, it says "Release Date: May 17, 2022", and at that time 3.10 was the latest 3.x and at that time it said:

Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.13, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.10 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.10.x here.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220517234441/https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3913/

I think we need something more sustainable than having to manually edit all patch pages when a new 3.x comes out. Perhaps reword to avoid mentioning the current latest specifically? Maybe something like:

This release is not the latest feature release series of Python 3.x. Get the latest Python release here.

Or we could just leave them as static dated pages, the link takes you to https://www.python.org/downloads/ and you can see the newest versions there.

JacobCoffee commented 1 month ago

Who edits these pages? The release manager at the time?

Just chopping off that first line may work for every post future and past I think?

Get the latest Python release here.

side note: I would like to express my profound pain for these (and most other things) not being a codified template instead of whatever they are now for dynamic things like this.

hugovk commented 1 month ago

Who edits these pages? The release manager at the time?

Yes, see 'Create a new “release” for the release' at https://peps.python.org/pep-0101/#how-to-make-a-release