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Documentation request: pip version status (especially EOL status) #11549

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hollabaq86 opened this issue Oct 26, 2022 · 4 comments
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Documentation request: pip version status (especially EOL status) #11549

hollabaq86 opened this issue Oct 26, 2022 · 4 comments
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state: awaiting PR Feature discussed, PR is needed type: docs Documentation related

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What's the problem this feature will solve?

As maintainers of a fairly used library, we try to stay up-to-date with language version support. However, for some issues we receive, we need to be mindful of versioned support for other widely used libraries as dependencies, such as pip.

I noticed the docs have a deprecation policy and release notes. I thought it might be beneficial to add a table showing the maintenance/support status of major versions of pip (or a more general policy to follow) so that folks know when support for older versions is dropped for good.

There is mention of python versions being supported until its usage falls below 5%, is this the same policy for pip versions?

Describe the solution you'd like

Updated documentation to make more clear how the community supports historic versions of pip, if they choose to do this.

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If I'm missing something obvious in the code that provides this info please chide me and point that out!

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Thanks for your time!

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@hollabaq86 hollabaq86 added S: needs triage Issues/PRs that need to be triaged type: feature request Request for a new feature labels Oct 26, 2022
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pfmoore commented Oct 26, 2022

We only support the latest version of pip. Is that what you meant?

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Yes that is! Super helpful to know, thanks!

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pfmoore commented Oct 26, 2022

If you think it's worth adding this to the docs, a PR would be welcomed 🙂

@pradyunsg pradyunsg added type: docs Documentation related state: awaiting PR Feature discussed, PR is needed and removed type: feature request Request for a new feature S: needs triage Issues/PRs that need to be triaged labels Oct 27, 2022
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Add section clarifying pip version support
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# Why
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Since pip is a widely used library by the python community, it would be nice to have some formal documentation out there making clear what versions are supported.

# What these changes do
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Adds a section to the release-process page titled Supported Versions, along with language making clear that the latest major version of pip is the only supported version. It also encourages folks make regular updates.

See also:
GH issue 11549, pypa#11549
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done and done! #11556

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