On Dec 08, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Vinay Sajip wrote: >Well, if 3.2 remains in use for a longish time, then it is relevant, in the >broader context, isn't it? We know how conservative Linux distributions can >be with their Python releases - although most are still releasing 2.x as >their system Python, this could change at some point in the future. Even if >it doesn't, there might be a fair user base of people stuck with 3.2 for any >number of reasons, and to support them, the change you propose won't help, >because some variant of a package will still have to use u() and b(), just >for 3.2 support.
Case in point: Ubuntu 12.04 is a long term support release, meaning 5 years of official support on both the desktop and server. It will ship with Python 2.7 and 3.2 only. -Barry _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
