[Python-Dev] Re: python-dev Summary for 2003-09-01 through 2003-09-15[draft] (original) (raw)

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Fri Sep 19 13:44:09 EDT 2003

"Brett C." <bac at OCF.Berkeley.EDU> wrote in message

But then the point of OS X 10.3 possibly becoming the largest install base of Python of any version (it will be 2.3) came up.

I an somehow amused at the prospect of Apple OX (Uni)X releases influencing the timing of Python releases.

With rough estimates being thrown around of 5 million installs in about a year's time, the point that making it difficult to run Python 2.3.x code on that size of an install base would be bad.

I've begun work on a 2.3 based project. If I were to get users who have received rather than installed Python, I would be more hesitant to simply say 'upgrade', especially for minor features in a 2.3.x.

that this is Mac it should not be expected that most users will want to, let alone know how, to add a secondary install of Python since the original is used by the OS and thus should not be overwritten).

I presume a Mac installer would know how to add rather than overwrite.

I am curious whether anyone has ever suggested to PC makers that Python + PyWin would be a useful addition to their Windows package -- both for setup/admin scripts (as done by RedHat. ..., and now Apple -- I don't know the specifics) and as a freebie addon (Basic for the 21st Century)?

Terry J. Reedy

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