Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and whatsnew entries for the packaging module
Le vendredi 03 juin 2011 17:28:48, eric.araujo a écrit :
+packaging +--------- + +:mod:`distutils` has undergone additions and refactoring under a new name, +:mod:`packaging`, to allow developers to break backward compatibility. +:mod:`distutils` is still provided in the standard library, but users are +encouraged to transition to :mod:`packaging`. For older versions of Python, a +backport compatible with 2.4+ and 3.1+ will be made available on PyPI under the +name :mod:`distutils2`.
Even for Python 2.4, really? Do you really need to support this old Python release? Victor
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/03/2011 06:06 PM, Victor Stinner wrote:
Le vendredi 03 juin 2011 17:28:48, eric.araujo a écrit :
+packaging +--------- + +:mod:`distutils` has undergone additions and refactoring under a new name, +:mod:`packaging`, to allow developers to break backward compatibility. +:mod:`distutils` is still provided in the standard library, but users are +encouraged to transition to :mod:`packaging`. For older versions of Python, a +backport compatible with 2.4+ and 3.1+ will be made available on PyPI under the +name :mod:`distutils2`.
Even for Python 2.4, really? Do you really need to support this old Python
Yes. Many projects distribute packages to folks still using 2.4. Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 tseaver@palladion.com Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk3pYC0ACgkQ+gerLs4ltQ638ACghJiU7Ts7D5PrcfA2r1ZoJklW 7zkAn2vJwI1W1N7GVTrpR6/8Lt48ltBz =xKNv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Tres Seaver <tseaver@palladion.com> wrote:
Even for Python 2.4, really? Do you really need to support this old Python
Yes. Many projects distribute packages to folks still using 2.4.
Supporting detail: I recently installed the latest CentOS, 5.6, and found that it still Ships with CPython 2.4. I installed a CPython 3.2 in /usr/local almost immediately, but I can see how some might want 2.4 support yet.
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> wrote:
Supporting detail: I recently installed the latest CentOS, 5.6, and found that it still Ships with CPython 2.4.
I installed a CPython 3.2 in /usr/local almost immediately, but I can see how some might want 2.4 support yet.
Yeah, this came up at Brispy last week. Until CentOS 6 comes out and hosting providers based on CentOS make that version available to their customers, quite a few people are going to want 2.4 support. That's likely to take a while, since the last note from the CentOS folks was a month ago [1], and essentially just said "soon". Once it happens, CentOS 6 users will be able to join RHEL6 users on 2.6.2. [1] https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25878&forum=53#12 Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
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