Python 2.0 naive question

Charles Hixson charleshixsn at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 21 12:29:41 EDT 2000


Tim Peters wrote:

> [Tim Roberts]
> >...
> > Is there a downside to moving from 1.5.2 to 2.0b1?
>
> 2.0b1 is a beta release:  it's not ready for production use.  However, it's
> especially important for people afraid of breakage to try a beta.  If they
> wait until the final release, it's too late.
>

My understanding is that there are severe problems if you are a Win95 user.
Something about UniCode not being properly recognized, etc.   OTOH, the last
time I heard this comment, it sounded like this problem might be permanent, so
now might be as good a time as any to find out if it impacts you.

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