[Python-Dev] Python 3.4 and Windows XP: just 45 days until EOL (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Fri Jul 12 05:16:31 CEST 2013

Steve Dower writes:

I don't see any good reason for Python to support an OS that Microsoft doesn't,

How about the users of that OS?

I don't see any good reason to take into account what Microsoft does or doesn't support. If that lack of support leads to Python users dropping XP like hot potatoes, that will be visible in itself. I doubt it will, though. EOL for XP has been coming a long long time, far longer than Microsoft anticipated ;-), yet usage persists (most small businesses I know in Japan are still using XP-based apps, small sample, I admit).

If Python support for XP leads to significant pain for the majority of Python users, or the majority on Windows, that's a good reason to drop it, (which needs to be balanced against users who still need support).

Regards,

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