Change is hard even when it may be necessary. The argument often is about whether some things are necessary or not.
Python made a decision but clearly not a unanimous one. My current PC was not upgradable because of the new hardware requirement Microsoft decided was needed for Windows 11. I bought a new one a while back and turned it on in another room and then set it aside because replacing the current one in the current position will be a pain, especially with getting all my wires and so on, and since I do not want to use a full copy of my data including many obsolete things, that will be another pain to get what I need, if I can remember. Complicating issues also include licenses for things in fixed amounts and the likelihood of messing up the hardware/software I have that records shows from cable to my hard disk, possibly needing to buy a new one. I mention this in the context of examples of why even people who are fairly knowledgeable do not feel much need to fix what does not feel broken. I have wondered if instead of doing what Microsoft wants, if maybe switching to Linux of some kinds makes as much sense. I suspect some may simply upgrade to an Apple product. And think of all the PC's that may effectively be discarded as they may not even be usable if donated. We live in a rapidly developing age and hence one with regularly and irregularly scheduled rounds of obsolescence. When is Python 4 coming? -----Original Message----- From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+avi.e.gross=gmail....@python.org> On Behalf Of MRAB via Python-list Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 12:56 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Couldn't install numpy on Python 2.7 On 2024-06-12 17:31, AVI GROSS via Python-list wrote: > I am sure there is inertia to move from an older product and some people > need a reason like this where the old becomes untenable. > > It seems Microsoft is having a problem where something lik 2/3 of Windows > users have not upgraded from Windows 10 after many years and have set a > deadline in a year or so for stopping updates. In that case, hardware was a > concern for some as Windows 11 did not work on their machines. With > upgrading python, the main concern is having to get someone to examine old > code and try to make it compatible. > In the case of Windows, my PC is over 10 years old yet performs perfectly well for my needs. It can't run Windows 11. Therefore, I'm in the process of migrating to Linux, and I still have over a year to achieve that before support ends. > But anyone doing new code in Python 2 in recent years should ... > Indeed... > -----Original Message----- > From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+avi.e.gross=gmail....@python.org> On > Behalf Of Gordinator via Python-list > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 10:19 AM > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: Couldn't install numpy on Python 2.7 > > On 12/06/2024 12:30, marc nicole wrote: >> I am trying to install numpy library on Python 2.7.15 in PyCharm but the >> error message I get is: >> >> ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement numpy (from >>> versions: none) >>> ERROR: No matching distribution found for numpy >>> c:\python27\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\urllib3\util\ssl_.py:164: >>> InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This >>> prevents urllib3 fro >>> m configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to >>> fail. You can upgrade to a newer version of Python to solve this. For > more >>> information, see >>> https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings >>> InsecurePlatformWarning, >> >> >> Any clues? > > Why are you using Python 2? Come on, it's been 16 years. Ya gotta move > on at some point. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
