[Python-Dev] Do we need to support Tcl/Tk versions before 8.0? (original) (raw)

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake@acm.org
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:59:04 -0500 (EST)

Guido van Rossum writes:

The _tkinter.c source code is littered with #ifdefs that mostly center around distinguishing between Tcl/Tk 8.0 and older versions. The two pre-8.0 version supported seem to be 7.5/4.1 and 7.6/4.2.

Would it be reasonable to assume that everybody is using at least Tcl/Tk version 8.0? This would simplify the code somewhat.

Simplify! It's more important that the latest versions are supported than pre-8.0 versions.

-Fred

-- Fred L. Drake, Jr. Corporation for National Research Initiatives