On Fri Jun 06 2014 at 2:59:24 PM, <dw+python-...@hmmz.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 10:49:24PM +0400, Brian Curtin wrote: > > > None of the options are particularly good, but yes, I think that's an > > option we have to consider. We're supporting 2.7.x for 6 more years on > > a compiler that is already 6 years old. > > Surely that is infinitely less desirable than simply bumping the minor > version? >
Nope. A new minor release of Python is a massive undertaking which is why we have saved ourselves the hassle of doing a Python 2.8 or not giving a clear signal as to when Python 2.x will end as a language. -Brett
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