Author: dsahlberg
Date: Sat Mar 21 13:50:18 2026
New Revision: 1932433

Log:
The svntest framework is Python3 since many years. Update the readme to reflect
this.

There is no code change in this commit, only documentation. It reflects my best
knowledge at the time of writing, with no other feedback on dev@ (see [1]).

* tools/dist/README.backport
  As above

[1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/bm3sfrnolqjrd5mhy7rq8lp443kqylkm

Modified:
   subversion/trunk/tools/dist/README.backport

Modified: subversion/trunk/tools/dist/README.backport
==============================================================================
--- subversion/trunk/tools/dist/README.backport Sat Mar 21 12:45:03 2026        
(r1932432)
+++ subversion/trunk/tools/dist/README.backport Sat Mar 21 13:50:18 2026        
(r1932433)
@@ -60,13 +60,11 @@ backport_tests_py.py:
 
 backport_tests.py:
     Common part of backport_tests_pl.py and backport_tests_py.py.  Uses the
-    svntest framework (../../subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/), which is
-    written in Python 2.
+    svntest framework (../../subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/).
 
-    Note that backport_tests.py and backport/*.py are written in different
-    languages, so they never 'import' each other.  backport_tests.py invokes
-    detect-conflicting-backports.py, merge-approved-backports.py, and
-    backport.pl in the same manner: through subprocess.check_call().
+    For commonality backport_tests.py invokes detect-conflicting-backports.py,
+    merge-approved-backports.py, and backport.pl in the same manner:
+    through subprocess.check_call().
 
 backport_tests_data/backport*.dump:
     Expected output files for backport_tests.py; see the BackportTest

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