Odd version scheme
Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Thu Feb 12 22:10:42 EST 2015
Skip Montanaro wrote:
> I believe this sort of lexicographical comparison wart is one of the
> reasons the Python-dev gang decided that there would be no micro versions
> > 9. There are too many similar assumptions about version numbers out in
> the real world.
Which is why there will be no Windows 9. Too many bad programmers that test
for Windows 95 or 98 by checking the version string and doing a prefix test
for "Windows 9".
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Steven
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