[Python-Dev] decimal module portability to 2.3?

[Raymond Hettinger]

>     Raymond> Yes, I've been keeping it Py2.3 compatible and
periodically
>     Raymond> test it on 2.3 just to make sure.
> 
>     Raymond> Am hesitant to introduce this as a specific, on-going
>     Raymond> restriction to the code, but I don't want to throw-away
2.3
>     Raymond> compatibility unless there is a darned good offsetting
gain.
> 
> Raymond,
> 
> Given that you've expended effort to keep decimal 2.3-compatible I
sort of
> doubt at this point that something will be done to make it
incompatible
> with
> 2.3 before 2.4 is released.
> 
> Might I suggest an addition to PEP 291 like this:
> 
>     Package/Module     Maintainer(s)          Python Version     Notes
>     --------------     -------------          --------------     -----
>     ...
>     decimal             Raymond, et al          2.3               [2]
>     ...
> 
> with note 2 being something like:
> 
>     Compatibility with 2.3 maintained until at least 2.5 is released.
> 
> The thought there is that after 2.4 is released no new language
features
> or
> modules should be added to 2.4.n (n > 0) which you would want to use
in
> the
> decimal module.  If 2.4 is released with a decimal module that is
> 2.3-compatible, maintaining that compatibility until 2.5 is released
> shouldn't be too difficult.
> 
> The above would satisfy me.

Done.




Raymond