[Distutils] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Lib/distutils sysconfig.py,1.52,1.53

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Jeremy Hylton wrote:
>>>>>>"AMK" == Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin@mems-exchange.org> writes:
> 
> 
>   AMK> On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 12:11:11PM -0800,
>   AMK> jhylton@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
>   >> Remove use of string module and reflow a couple of long lines.
> 
>   AMK> Note that the use of string methods means the end of 1.5.2
>   AMK> compatibility.  If we're doing that, then there are many more
>   AMK> modernizations that can be done to the Distutils code.
> 
> Excellent point!
> 
> Do people sitll care about Python 1.5.2 support moving forward?  I'd
> propose to make the last distutils release for 1.5.2 the final release
> and make distutils conform to modern Python.

-1.

Python 1.5.2 is still in active use out there. It's not worth
breaking code just for cosmetic reasons.

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