Python Version Strategy?

[Aahz]

In article <xIYj8.16613$_L.7649 at news1.bloor.is>,
Bo Vandenberg <bosahv at netscapenospam.net> wrote:
>
>I'm confused by what is going on with the python versions from various
>sources.
>
>I'm not even beginning to think of when the next version of python (3?)
>comes out.

Python 2.3 has been declared to be a "cleanup" release.  While there
will be some new features, the focus will be on getting all the new
features from 2.0 through 2.2 in better shape, sanding off rough edges,
and hopefully increasing performance a bit.

>Anyone think they have inside information on all this?

No inside information; this is mostly public.

>What's a forward thinking newbie, with no old code to support to do???

Depends on what you're trying to do.  If you're planning to distribute
your code to the general public, this is an issue you'll need to consider
carefully, and you might even consider going back to Python 1.5.2 (though
everyone here will recommend that you strenuously avoid that if
possible).  If you're mostly worried about the upgrade treadmill, your
best bet is to go ahead and use Python 2.2 for now and upgrade to 2.2.1
when that's released.
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