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On 02/06/15 06:42, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> the portage ebuild dropped support: |
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> python 3.1: 21 months ago |
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> python 2.6: 10 months ago |
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> python 3.2: 8 weeks ago |
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> the python team itself no longer supports these versions either and |
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> it's not possible to install other modules using them. they're |
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> already forcing you to pick 2.7 or 3.3+. |
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You make a compelling case here. |
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> plus, i'm not talking about changing existing releases, just new |
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> ones, which means it's going to be a while before people are |
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> completely impacted. |
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I realise that. Anything else would be stupid. |
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> at some point we have to move forward and the shims for 2.6/3.1/3.2 |
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> are holding us back now. 2.6 is obvious enough, but 3.1 & 3.2 are a |
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> pain due to the unicode differences. conversely, py2.7 and py3.3+ |
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> have the same unicode literal format. |
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I agree on all points. |
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So I think this patch would be fine to merge. I'd like Brian to chime in, but I'm a tentative +1. |
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I'd make the commit msg «Officially drop support for python 2.6, 3.1, & 3.2» to keep within 50c (personal preference). In any event, capital 'O' please. |
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Alexander |
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bernalex@g.o |
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https://secure.plaimi.net/~alexander |
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