[Python-Dev] 2.3.5 schedule, and something I'd like to get in

[Alex Martelli]

On 2005 Jan 05, at 00:06, Jack Jansen wrote:
    ...
> We've solved this issue for the trunk and we can solve it for 2.4.1: 
> if MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET isn't set and we're on 10.3 we force it to 
> 10.3. Moreover, when it is 10.3 or higher (possibly after being 
> forced) we use the dynamic_lookup way of linking

Not having followed Python/Mac developments closely (my fault, sigh), I 
would like to understand what this would imply for the forthcoming 10.4 
("Tiger") release of MacOS -- and that in turn depends, I assume, on 
what Python release will come with it.  Anybody who's under 
nondisclosure should of course keep mum, but can somebody help e.g. by 
telling me what Python is included in the current "development 
previews" versions of Tiger?  I'm not gonna spend $500 to become a 
highly-ranked enough "apple developer" to get those previews.  
Considering Apple's habitual timings, I'm sort of resigned to us being 
stuck with 2.3 for Tiger, but I would at least hope they'd get as late 
a 2.3.* as they can.  So, assuming Tiger's Python is going to be, say, 
2.3.4 or 2.3.5, would the change you're proposing make it MORE 
attractive to Apple to go for 2.3.5, LESS so, or is it indifferent from 
their POV...?

Thanks in advance for any help in getting the tradeoffs about this 
clearer in my mind!


Alex