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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>yes - Matthias has a plan on an intermediate transition release 2.16.</p>
<p>Specifically, he plans to work on:</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Continuous integration (Travis) - tests for both "Python2/PyQT4" as well as "Python 3/PyQT5".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Introduction of a compatibility layer that allows plugin authors to support both Python 2 and Python 3 from the same plugin code</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Plugin migration tool - extension of the 2to3 Python upgrade tool with QGIS-specific "fixers" (extensions)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Updates of plugin manager, Python console, Python unit tests and processing to support both Python 2 and Python 3</span></li>
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<p>His enhancements should be first introcuded in the 2x code base and will allow plugin authors to start supporting both Python 2 and Python 3 in the 2x branch, and then later in the 3x branch.</p>
<p>It is therefore useful to start the 3.0 branch after 2.16.</p>
<p>In addition there is a lot of short-term polishing work planned in the 2x branchs (relations, transactions, forms, attribute-table, multi-edit, DXF, etc.). Branching now would result in extra/unneccesary porting work between the two branches. This is another reason why Matthias/Nyall suggested to branch after 2.16.</p>
<p>Matthias is on holidays this week and probably can't answer - that's why I answer on his behalf.</p>
<p>Andreas</p>
<p>On 2016-02-08 10:47, Tim Sutton wrote:</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Nathan Woodrow <span><<a href="mailto:madmanwoo@gmail.com">madmanwoo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br />
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<p dir="ltr">IMO we should just branch now if we are doing it this way. The sooner the better as it will give us more time to prep.</p>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes except I think Matthias wanted the 2.16 release (with its wrappers etc.) to for the basis for 3.0. If that isnt important then no problem from me to branch now already.</div>
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