[python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

[Michael Manfre]

Aside from the well known benefits of dropping a python version that is two
versions behind the "security patches only" release, cleaner code with the
try..except..finally and with changes, and also the ability of Vernon to
use the uuid object in adodbapi.

Regards,
Michael Manfre


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Mark Hammond <skippy.hammond at gmail.com>wrote:

> FWIW, the most recent build of pywin32 has had less 2.4 downloads (15)
> than 2.3 (23), so dropping 2.4 can certainly be done as soon as there is
> some concrete advantage.
>
> [hrm - but those download figures are suspect - I'm guessing sourceforge
> has recently reset them - but I think 2.4 is as "dead" as 2.3 is for most
> people]
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 16/04/2013 2:26 AM, Roger Upole wrote:
>
>> Dropping 2.4 was mentioned, but only in the context if it used vc6. (It's
>> build with VC7.)
>>
>>      Roger
>>
>> "Vernon D. Cole" <vernondcole at gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:CAH-ZgAdRVmyO3EtwrYzgug_**jvN1K57J=veQhkG0Y+Hs8KjV2Fg@**
>> mail.gmail.com...
>>
>>> I thought Mark approved dropping 2.4.  Did I misunderstand?
>>> --
>>> Vernon
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Roger Upole <rupole at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I think the uuid module was introduced in python 2.5, might want to bear
>>>> that in mind.
>>>>
>>>>      Roger
>>>>
>>>> "Vernon D. Cole" <vernondcole at gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:CAH-ZgAeC9D+=**1UybyJrZtDob6bedJs8aYEHrMqp-**
>>>> iyFWonmf+w at mail.gmail.com...
>>>>
>>>>> I am doing a major update to adodbapi, and have an ideal opportunity to
>>>>>
>>>> add
>>>>
>>>>> a new feature ... but I want to see whether it is a desirable
>>>>> feature...
>>>>>
>>>>> When reading data from database columns of decimal or date-time data, I
>>>>> return them to the user as Python decimal.decimal or datetime.datetime
>>>>> instances.  I could do the same thing when reading of column of UUID
>>>>> data
>>>>> -- Windows data type adGUID -- and return it as an instance of the
>>>>> class
>>>>> "uuid".
>>>>>
>>>>> Would that be a good idea, or a bad idea?
>>>>> --
>>>>> Vernon Cole
>>>>>
>>>>
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