To-do list for release 2.12.0

[Pierre-Sassoulas]

Might as well create an issue from the unofficial todo list (hidden in dozen of comment 😄)

Originally posted by @Pierre-Sassoulas in pylint-dev/astroid#1217 (comment)

TODO for 2.12.0 (the last python > 3.6.0 release):

• telling < 3.6.2 user to upgrade or take 2.9.3 instead. Add an exception at install for python < 3.6.2 #5171
• Release astroid 2.8.5
• Add section to WhatsNew mentioning the change Add a whatsnew entry for python <3.6.2 incompatibility #5297
• Release astroid 2.8.6
• Do the last the last python > 3.6.0 release for astroid Add an exception at install for python < 3.6.2 astroid#1267 (astroid is still compatible with python 3.6.0)
• Release astroid 2.9.0
• If Include end column / range in message output #5336 is merged, upgrade the output of all functional test expected output with their new end column and confidence
• Resolve Update functional test expected output #5349 (comment) Add min_pyver_end_position option #5386
• Release pylint 2.12.0 as the latest (non) working 3.6.0/3.61 version

[DanielNoord]

@Pierre-Sassoulas Do you still want to auto update all expected outputs of the functional tests, to decrease future diffs? Might be good to add it to the todo list if you do.

[cdce8p]

Do you still want to auto update all expected outputs of the functional tests, to decrease future diffs? Might be good to add it to the todo list if you do.

I though it might make sense to do that together with #5336. We should update all message outputs for that anyway.