Eric Snow added the comment:
Thanks for clarifying, Ma Lin. At this point there just isn't enough strong
justification for making any change here. So I'm closing the issue.
Also, making a PR for this likely wouldn't be the best use of your time.
However, if you're interested in
Ma Lin added the comment:
Hi, thanks for your replies.
To be honest, the reason is I fell it's a bit ugly, this line is very long at
REPL startup. And the information is not very clear [1].
I'm not strongly pushing this idea, just raise my feeling, keep it easy. :)
Yes, after this
Steven D'Aprano added the comment:
> We only print simplified message in official binary release, any
> Linux/private builds still using the current message. We know enough
> information about official binary release.
Who is "we" in this sentence?
Are you saying that the Python.org binary
Eric Snow added the comment:
Hi Ma Lin! Thanks for the suggestion. We appreciate your interest in making
Python better.
It's unclear from your messages what is motivating your request. You mentioned
middle school students, but that didn't sound like your actual motivator.
Knowing what
Ma Lin added the comment:
It's interesting to see the a Python 1.5.2 from April 1999 :)
Thanks for your opinion, let me explain:
We only print simplified message in official binary release, any Linux/private
builds still using the current message. We know enough information about
official
Steven D'Aprano added the comment:
The version message doesn't look "too complicated" to me. It looks no more
complicated as that which Python has always displayed, going back to Python 1.5
(the oldest version I still have access to).
Python 1.5.2 (#1, Aug 27 2012, 09:09:18)
[GCC 4.1.2
New submission from Ma Lin :
The current version message in REPL is too complicate for official release.
Python 3.7.2 (tags/v3.7.2:9a3ffc0492, Dec 23 2018, 23:09:28) [MSC v.1916 64 bit
(AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
tags/v3.7.2
