when will python 2.5 take in mainstream?

[Paul Boddie]

On 6 Feb, 13:45, "Ben Sizer" <kylo... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Perhaps the C API remains the same but the real
> issue is the binary API between extensions and Python changes every
> couple of years or so. That's why I run 2.4 anywhere that needs
> extensions.
>
> It would be great if someone could invest some time in trying to fix
> this problem. I don't think I know of any other languages that require
> recompilation of libraries for every minor version increase.

On the python-dev mailing list there was discussion of some of these
issues in the context of the Linux Standard Base specifications:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-November/070027.html

Despite the specificity implied by the LSB name, I think such work
would produce benefits for all Python developers with similar
concerns, regardless of their chosen platforms.

Paul