[Python-Dev] Moving Python 3.5 on Windows to a new compiler

[Brian Curtin]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:56 PM,  <dw+python-dev at hmmz.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 10:49:24PM +0400, Brian Curtin wrote:
>
>> None of the options are particularly good, but yes, I think that's an
>> option we have to consider. We're supporting 2.7.x for 6 more years on
>> a compiler that is already 6 years old.
>
> Surely that is infinitely less desirable than simply bumping the minor
> version?

It's definitely not desirable, but "simply" bumping the minor version
is not A Thing.