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| author | Claudiu Popa <pcmanticore@gmail.com> | 2018-05-09 06:33:22 -0400 |
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| committer | Claudiu Popa <pcmanticore@gmail.com> | 2018-05-09 06:33:22 -0400 |
| commit | 98bd7a2bec1e5f6f022fda5c1d9a62e0a65b0bb6 (patch) | |
| tree | 0b5278d70e18eab768f55e3b1dfe689b6b3cc5a4 /doc/faq.rst | |
| parent | 50c319979174f4e78c60e254a6f0a414d1e03382 (diff) | |
| download | pylint-git-98bd7a2bec1e5f6f022fda5c1d9a62e0a65b0bb6.tar.gz | |
Add some extra notes on the Python 2 support
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diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index b18ed299d..b255e6ab0 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ it is also working on PyPy. 2.4 What versions of Python is Pylint supporting? -------------------------------------------------- -Since Pylint 2.0, we support only Python 3.4+. -If you need Python 2 support, then Pylint 1.8 is for you. We will still -do backports of bug fixes, and possibly for various Python 3 compatibility -checks, at least until 2020, after which we'll stop support Python 2 altogether. -If needed, we would also release another minor 1.9 release. +Since Pylint 2.0, the supported running environment is Python 3.4+. + +That is, Pylint 2.0 is still able to analyze Python 2 files, but some +specific checks might not work, as they would assume that their running +environment was Python 2. + +If you need to run pylint with Python 2, then Pylint 1.8 or 1.9 is for you. +We will still do backports of bug fixes, and possibly for various Python 3 +compatibility checks, at least until 2020, after which we'll stop support +Python 2 altogether. 3. Running Pylint |