Python 2.5 Schedule

[Don Taylor]

Scott David Daniels wrote:

> I think there will be no compiler switching for a while.  The previous
> switch from VC 6 was in part because there was no longer any legal way
> to get a VC 6.0 compiler.  This round at least is sticking with the same
> compiler as Python 2.4 (VC 7.0).
> 

Scott:

Admittedly I did not spend long looking at the MS web-site, but I could 
not find anywhere where I could buy a Visual Studio C++ compiler earlier 
than the 2005 edition  - and then at breathtaking prices.  Amazon's 
second tier retailers carry a very few new and used editions, but Amazon 
only carries the 2005 edition, so ...

Even if you can find Visual .NET 2003 somewhere, somehow today then will 
it still be available throughout the lifetime of Python 2.5?

Erm... MinGW?

Don.