[Biopython] Biopython 1.77 plans

[João Rodrigues]

Hi Peter,

If there's time, it would be nice to merge Rob Miller's internal coordinate
code, but we can also leave it for the next release otherwise.

Cheers,

João

Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> escreveu no dia quarta, 29/01/2020
à(s) 07:58:

> Hello all,
>
> We have indeed done a *lot* of Python 2 cleanup over December and into
> January 2020, and finished applying black to all of Biopython except the
> tests.
>
> There is still some more of this maintenance work on going, but I think
> my proposal aiming to release the Python 3 only Biopython 1.77 in early
> February 2020 is still sensible.
>
> Again, are there any new things people are working on, or important bug
> fixes we should wait for?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 4:14 PM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Biopytoneers,
>>
>> Biopython 1.76 released 20 December 2019 was our last release to
>> support Python 2, although surprisingly the same day it was announced
>> that Python 2.7 got a last minute support extension until April 2020:
>>
>> https://www.python.org/psf/press-release/pr20191220/
>>
>> Since then we've been busy removing legacy code and workarounds needed
>> for Python 2 in Biopython, focussed on supporting Python 3.6 or later
>> only. At the current rate, we'll have finished the bulk of that work
>> later this month.
>>
>> Another milestone in sight is adoption of the black style for our
>> source code (although the tests will take a while longer).
>>
>> https://github.com/psf/black
>>
>> While neither of these goals in themselves adds any new functionality,
>> I think that would be a good point to release Biopython 1.77 - perhaps
>> early February 2020?
>>
>> Are there any other new things people are working on, or important bug
>> fixes we should wait for?
>>
>> Peter
>>
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