[Python-Dev] 2.7 Release? 2.7 == last of the 2.x line? (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Nov 3 19:15:38 CET 2009

I wouldn't say that. For instance, I'm just starting a refactoring that will result in getmail v.5, but I need to target Python 2.5 and up, so there's essentially no way the code will run in Python 3.x (as another list member posted).

That's a common myth. It is very well possible, using 2to3. You don't have to wait until you can drop 2.5 to start supporting 3.x, out of a single code base.

Why do I need to target Python 2.5? Because that's the most current default version of Python shipped in Debian stable and various other distributions that don't stay on the bleeding edge. getmail v.4 targeted Python 2.3 and up, getmail v.3 targeted Python 1.5.2 and up. I may be able to target Python 2.6 in a year or two, at which point Python 3 compatibility becomes a reasonable goal.

Are you saying that it doesn't run on 2.6? Why? (not sure what you mean by "targetting")

Regards, Martin

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