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diff --git a/docs/html/user_guide.rst b/docs/html/user_guide.rst index e3aa5dc33..873d41310 100644 --- a/docs/html/user_guide.rst +++ b/docs/html/user_guide.rst @@ -1610,11 +1610,12 @@ of ability. Some examples that you could consider include: Changes to the pip dependency resolver in 20.3 (2020) ===================================================== -pip 20.3 has a new dependency resolver, on by default. (pip 20.1 and -20.2 included pre-release versions of the new dependency resolver, -hidden behind optional user flags.) Read below for a migration guide, -how to invoke the legacy resolver, and the deprecation timeline. We -also made a `two-minute video explanation`_ you can watch. +pip 20.3 has a new dependency resolver, on by default for Python 3 +users. (pip 20.1 and 20.2 included pre-release versions of the new +dependency resolver, hidden behind optional user flags.) Read below +for a migration guide, how to invoke the legacy resolver, and the +deprecation timeline. We also made a `two-minute video explanation`_ +you can watch. We will continue to improve the pip dependency resolver in response to testers' feedback. Please give us feedback through the `resolver @@ -1815,7 +1816,7 @@ Specific things we'd love to get feedback on: * Cases where the new resolver produces the wrong result, obviously. We hope there won't be too many of these, but we'd like - to trap such bugs now. + to trap such bugs before we remove the legacy resolver. * Cases where the resolver produced an error when you believe it should have been able to work out what to do. @@ -1850,12 +1851,15 @@ We plan for the resolver changeover to proceed as follows, using ``PIP_USE_FEATURE`` environment variable option, see `issue 8661`_). -* pip 20.3: pip defaults to the new resolver, but a user can opt-out - and choose the old resolver behavior, using the flag - ``--use-deprecated=legacy-resolver``. +* pip 20.3: pip defaults to the new resolver in Python 3 environments, + but a user can opt-out and choose the old resolver behavior, + using the flag ``--use-deprecated=legacy-resolver``. In Python 2 + environments, pip defaults to the old resolver, and the new one ia + available using the flag ``--use-feature=2020-resolver``. * pip 21.0: pip uses new resolver, and the old resolver is no longer - available. + available. Python 2 support is removed per our :ref:`Python 2 + Support` policy. Since this work will not change user-visible behavior described in the pip documentation, this change is not covered by the :ref:`Deprecation |