Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Aahz
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013, Mark Hammond wrote: > > FWIW, the most recent build of pywin32 has had less 2.4 downloads > (15) than 2.3 (23), so dropping 2.4 can certainly be done as soon as > there is some concrete advantage. Remember that people with old Python versions will still be able to download ol

Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Michael Manfre
Aside from the well known benefits of dropping a python version that is two versions behind the "security patches only" release, cleaner code with the try..except..finally and with changes, and also the ability of Vernon to use the uuid object in adodbapi. Regards, Michael Manfre On Mon, Apr 15,

Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Mark Hammond
FWIW, the most recent build of pywin32 has had less 2.4 downloads (15) than 2.3 (23), so dropping 2.4 can certainly be done as soon as there is some concrete advantage. [hrm - but those download figures are suspect - I'm guessing sourceforge has recently reset them - but I think 2.4 is as "dea

Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Roger Upole
Dropping 2.4 was mentioned, but only in the context if it used vc6. (It's build with VC7.) Roger "Vernon D. Cole" wrote in message news:CAH-ZgAdRVmyO3EtwrYzgug_jvN1K57J=veqhkg0y+hs8kjv...@mail.gmail.com... >I thought Mark approved dropping 2.4. Did I misunderstand? > -- > Vernon > > > On

Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Vernon D. Cole
I thought Mark approved dropping 2.4. Did I misunderstand? -- Vernon On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Roger Upole wrote: > I think the uuid module was introduced in python 2.5, might want to bear > that in mind. > > Roger > > "Vernon D. Cole" wrote in message > news:CAH-ZgAeC9D+=1uybyjrz

Re: [python-win32] survey question: should data from database columns of type "adGUID" be returned as instances of class "uuid"?

2013-04-15 Thread Roger Upole
I think the uuid module was introduced in python 2.5, might want to bear that in mind. Roger "Vernon D. Cole" wrote in message news:CAH-ZgAeC9D+=1uybyjrztdob6bedjs8ayehrmqp-iyfwonm...@mail.gmail.com... >I am doing a major update to adodbapi, and have an ideal opportunity to add > a new fea