From 7ed393cdeeb0dbb340386bfb3bd491a76d484306 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Murray Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:41:30 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Removed broken URL --- docs/releasenotes/5.2.0.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/5.2.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/5.2.0.rst index 75e8da6554d..d9b8f0fb7c8 100644 --- a/docs/releasenotes/5.2.0.rst +++ b/docs/releasenotes/5.2.0.rst @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Resolve confusion getting PIL / Pillow version string Re: "version constants deprecated" listed above, as user gnbl notes in #3082: - it's confusing that PIL.VERSION returns the version string of the former PIL instead of Pillow's -- there does not seem to be documentation on this version number (why this, will it ever change, ..) e.g. at https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/5.1.x/about.html#why-a-fork +- ReadTheDocs documentation is missing for some version branches (why is this, will it ever change, ...) - it's confusing that PIL.version is a module and does not return the version information directly or hints on how to get it - the package information header is essentially useless (placeholder, does not even mention Pillow, nor the version) - PIL._version module documentation comment could explain how to access the version information From a14f9ababa78d6a87ac54f3f9496e66d3e99937a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Murray Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 20:39:30 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Corrected broken URLs --- docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst b/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst index 87f2ba422b3..2a0af9e59ec 100644 --- a/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst +++ b/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Pillow follows `Semantic Versioning `_: 2. MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards compatible manner, and 3. PATCH version when you make backwards compatible bug fixes. -Quarterly releases ("`Main Release `_") +Quarterly releases ("`Main Release `_") bump at least the MINOR version, as new functionality has likely been added in the prior three months. @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ these occur every 12-18 months, guided by `Python's EOL schedule `_, and any APIs that have been deprecated for at least a year are removed at the same time. -PATCH versions ("`Point Release `_" -or "`Embargoed Release `_") +PATCH versions ("`Point Release `_" +or "`Embargoed Release `_") are for security, installation or critical bug fixes. These are less common as it is preferred to stick to quarterly releases.