[Python-Dev] death to 2.7; long live 2.7

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2014, at 18:43, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
> wrote:
> > Planning-on-making-2.7-releases-'til-the-cows-come-home-ly yours,
> 
> Past 2.7.9, will you make 2.7.10 etc, or does that violate other
> policies?

I'm not aware that two digit minor version numbers violate anything but
some people's aesthetic senses.

> 
> What will a lack of provided installers do to Windows support? It's
> easy enough on Linux to say "either build it from source, or let your
> upstream package provider build it for you", but AIUI, most Windows
> users want to get a ready-made binary.

It's not that I don't think Windows installers are important, but rather
that Martin has indicated he is (completely reasonably) not interested
in indefinitely making 2.7 installers.

> 
> Apologies if these questions were answered at the Summit. Montreal's
> treatment of thirty-person-parties at one hour's notice may or may not
> be considered a bug to be fixed in 2.7, but its geographic barrier to
> Australians is definitely a feature addition. And will need to be
> thoroughly bikeshedded on -ideas before implementation (can the time
> machine be used to travel in relative dimensions in space?)