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Add a note discouraging use of epochs in version specifiers, and update the versioning discussion accordingly. While at it, suggest using two-digit years for CalVer, as mentioned in the discussion thread. Discussion: https://discuss.python.org/t/discouraging-use-of-epoch-segments-in-versions/105811/1 Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@quansight.com>
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I've already removed that statement. Is there anything else left for me to do? |
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Add a note discouraging use of epochs in version specifiers, and update the versioning discussion accordingly. While at it, suggest using two-digit years for CalVer, as mentioned in the discussion thread.
Discussion: https://discuss.python.org/t/discouraging-use-of-epoch-segments-in-versions/105811/1
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