Hi, i have a little question. Is there a chance to not drop Python2.4 Support for ZTK1.1? I ask because Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 is shipped with Python2.4, and should have been supported for some years from now. Regards, Andre
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andre Schubert wrote:
i have a little question. Is there a chance to not drop Python2.4 Support for ZTK1.1? I ask because Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 is shipped with Python2.4, and should have been supported for some years from now.
At this point, the burden of keeping 2.4 compatibility is too high for ongoing development. If your underlying stability requirements are such that you cannot upgrade, or even install and use a newer non-RPM python, then you should stick with the stable ZTK 1.0 release. Note that nothing prevents us from making a 1.0.x release containing package versions with critical fixes backported (although I don't think anybody is signed up to do that work at present). Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 tseaver@palladion.com Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkyTblQACgkQ+gerLs4ltQ5ruwCff7YR2iaFco2zmoTCEJKcM9U3 mhUAnROd9pq2BLPGPkluBoWuWrEDW2PY =Ts4a -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Friday, September 17, 2010, Tres Seaver wrote:
i have a little question. Is there a chance to not drop Python2.4 Support for ZTK1.1? I ask because Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 is shipped with Python2.4, and should have been supported for some years from now.
At this point, the burden of keeping 2.4 compatibility is too high for ongoing development.
I agree. We have to support Python 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 already. There is also a desire to use newer releases, since they get us closer to Python 3. Regards, Stephan -- Entrepreneur and Software Geek Google me. "Zope Stephan Richter"
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Stephan Richter <srichter@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu> wrote:
On Friday, September 17, 2010, Tres Seaver wrote:
i have a little question. Is there a chance to not drop Python2.4 Support for ZTK1.1? I ask because Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 is shipped with Python2.4, and should have been supported for some years from now.
At this point, the burden of keeping 2.4 compatibility is too high for ongoing development.
I agree. We have to support Python 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 already. There is also a desire to use newer releases, since they get us closer to Python 3.
To me, the driving factor is that Python 2.4 is no-longer supported by the Python developers. Jim -- Jim Fulton
Hi, On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:33:09 -0400 Jim Fulton <jim@zope.com> wrote: JF> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Stephan Richter JF> <srichter@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu> wrote: JF> > On Friday, September 17, 2010, Tres Seaver wrote: JF> >> > i have a little question. JF> >> > Is there a chance to not drop Python2.4 Support for ZTK1.1? JF> >> > I ask because Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 is shipped with Python2.4, JF> >> > and should have been supported for some years from now. JF> >> JF> >> At this point, the burden of keeping 2.4 compatibility is too high for JF> >> ongoing development. JF> > JF> > I agree. We have to support Python 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 already. There is also a JF> > desire to use newer releases, since they get us closer to Python 3. JF> JF> To me, the driving factor is that Python 2.4 is no-longer supported by JF> the Python JF> developers. JF> JF> Jim JF> Thank you all for your replies. I understand that its better to drop Python2.4 support at this point. Regards, Andre
participants (4)
-
Andre Schubert -
Jim Fulton -
Stephan Richter -
Tres Seaver