[Python-Dev] 2.7 is here until 2020, please don't call it a waste. (original) (raw)
Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Sat May 30 02:34:15 CEST 2015
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On 30 May 2015 09:57, "Antoine Pitrou" <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:
On Sat, 30 May 2015 01:49:10 +0200 Christian Heimes <christian at python.org> wrote: > For performance patches we have to consider our responsibility for the > environment. Every improvement means more speed and less power > consumption. Python runs of hundreds of thousands of machines in the > cloud. Python 2.7 will be used for at least half a decade, probably > longer. Servers can be replaced with faster machines later and less > fossil fuel must be burned to produce power. Please keep your ideology out of this.
I'm a qualified engineer (in computer systems engineering), so caring about environmental sustainability is part of my professional ethical standards, not just a matter of personal preference: http://www.wfeo.org/ethics/
Given the power draw of large data centres, the environmental impact of performance improvements to the Python 2 series is a point well worth considering.
Cheers, Nick.
Regards Antoine.
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