[Python-Dev] PEP 0404 and VS 2010

[Joao S. O. Bueno]

I'd say publishing a high profile installable code with a "python 2.8" name
would cause a lot of undesired confusion to start with.

I usually lecture on Python to present the language to college students and
I.T. workers - and explaining away the current versioning scheme (use
either 2.7 or 3.3) is hard already. Having to add an explanation about a
downloadable and installable Python 2.8 that would be incompatible with
extensions compiled in Pypi would be tough. and I doubt it could even be
done without making your project look bad on the process.

Can't you just mark it as "visual studio 2010" version instead?

   js
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On 20 November 2013 18:52, Christian Tismer <tismer at stackless.com> wrote:

> Howdy friends,
>
> according to pep 404, there will never be an official Python 2.8.
> The migration path is from 2.7 to 3.x.
>
> I agree with this strategy in almost all consequences but this one:
>
> Many customers are forced to stick with Python 2.X because of other
> products, but they require a Python 2.X version which can be compiled
> using Visual Studio 2010 or better.
> This is considered an improvement and not a bug fix, where I disagree.
>
> So I see many Python 2.7 repositories on BB/GH which are hacked to support
> VS 2010, but they are not converted with the same quality in mind
> that fits our standards.
>
>
> My question
> -----------
>
> I have created a very clean Python 2.7.6+ based CPython with the Stackless
> additions, that compiles with VS 2010, using the adapted project structure
> of Python 3.3.X, and I want to publish that on the Stackless website as the
> official "Stackless Python 2.8". If you consider Stackless as official ;-)
> .
>
> This compiler change is currently the only deviation from CPython 2.7,
> but we may support a few easy back-ports on customer demand. We don'd add
> any random stuff, of course.
>
> My question is if that is safe to do:
> Can I rely on PEP 404 that the "Python 2.8" namespace never will clash
> with CPython?
>
> And if not, what do you suggest then?
> It will be submitted by end of November, thanks for your quick responses!
>
> all the best -- Chris
>
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