[Python-Dev] Dropping support for Win9x in 2.6

[Georg Brandl]

Neal Norwitz wrote:
> Martin and I were talking about dropping support for older versions of
> Windows (of the non-NT flavor).  We both thought that it was
> reasonable to stop supporting Win9x (including WinME) in Python 2.6. 
> I updated PEP 11 to reflect this.
> 
> The Python 2.5 installer will present a warning message on the systems
> which will not be supported in Python 2.6.

Hey, someone even wanted to continue supporting DOS...

Georg