On June 22, 2021 11:18:46 AM GMT+02:00, Henk-Jaap Wagenaar
On Tue, 22 Jun 2021 at 10:06, Petr Viktorin
wrote: Okay, I think your evidence can then be discounted. Really, any app
On 21. 06. 21 20:20, Guido van Rossum wrote: that
relies on the publicly installed Python runs a serious risk of breaking when that Python gets updated, regardless of whether the ABI changes or not.
Unfortunately, this includes scripts for any extensible software (Mayavi, GIMP, etc) -- even if Python is bundled with that software, upgrading the software risks breaking the scripts.
I'm confused by what you mean by this, or why it is a problem?
Not necessarily a problem, I just want to point out that there are situations where you need to depend on Python managed by someone else.
If I upgrade GIMP (and it vendors some version/variant of Python), it is not unreasonable that this would break a script that I have written in GIMPython? (GIMP should probably mention that it has changed its Python and how in the changelog/release notes)
If I upgrade my OS, and I use the system Python, scripts I have written might break too.
(Of course, GIMP is a placeholder here, I do not actually know what it does in terms of Python (vendoring), if at all.
GIMP itself doesn't, but it's sometimes distributed in flatpak/appimage with its own bundled/pinned Python. (AFAIK it's usually Python 2.7, for a few reasons; one of them being that upgrading would break scripts) -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.