[ZF] LWN: Fedora7 dropping Zope due to Python 2.5 incompatibility

[Jim Fulton]

On May 10, 2007, at 1:50 AM, Tres Seaver wrote:

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It's a shame that no where in this discussion did someone ask why  
Python 2.5 broke Zope.  Oh well, such is life.

> Anybody else think we need to look into this?

I'm sure everyone does, as long as the "we" doesn't include them.  :)  
It's a matter of priorities.  I'd much rather work on some projects  
that are far more important to me, such as finishing the transition  
to eggs or giving some much needed love to ZODB (including making it  
work with Python 2.5), to say nothing of tasks that pay bills.  I'm  
sure other have similar priority issues.  That isn't to say that  
Python 2.5 won't become a top priority to me eventually. Maybe it  
will become a top priority to someone else sooner. There is a Google  
SoC project to address Zope/Python 2.5 compatibility issues.   
Hopefully, this will bear fruit.

Jim

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