On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Vinay Sajip <vinay_sa...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 2/1/14, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dariusz Suchojad suggested it might be easier if there was a
> > suitable classifier to mark such modules rather than trying to keep a
> > list on the wiki up to date by hand. Perhaps something like
> > "Progamming Language :: Python :: Standard Library"?
>
> I think it makes sense to have
>
> "Progamming Language :: Python :: Backport"
>
> and
>
> "Progamming Language :: Python :: Backport :: Standard Library"
>
> While we're on the subject of classifiers, IMO it would also be helpful to
> be able to identify (the growing number of) projects which are 2 and 3
> compatible without the need for 2to3 to be run. So perhaps
>
> "Progamming Language :: Python :: Python2and3"
>
> or some such.
>

How is that any better than specifying the Python 2 classifier and the
Python 3 one? One should specify every individual version of Python that a
project is supposed to be compatible with anyway so I don't see the benefit
of knowing through a classifier if 2to3 is needed or not.
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