numpy/numpy — comment on commit d93d0214eaec2cd45119ad1f7485e5628faffc2a
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By rgommers:

It's just a matter of timing. I agree on by default is ideal, but we can't go back and fix already released versions of scipy and other projects. So how about off for 1.7, advertising this in the release notes, and then for 1.8 turn it on.

Scipy is also not the only project that uses NoseTester.