multiple 2.7.3 versions?

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/15/2013 5:53 AM, Robin Becker wrote:
> A colleague reports that this python from a recent Ubuntu x86_x64
>
> Python 2.7.3 (default, Sep 26 2012, 21:51:14)

Look at the date. This is Ubuntu's updated 2.7.3. It really should be 
'2.7.3.1' or '2.7.3b' or '2.7.3-ubuntu' or '2.7.3 -- 2012 Sep 6 update' 
or even '2.7.4a0'.

> contains a fix of this bug
>
> http://bugs.python.org/issue15212

which will be in 2.7.4 for everyone else.

> Can someone explain how this 'fix' is leaking out onto his machine?

Ubuntu considers getting fixes to people early a feature, not a 'leak'.


> On
> all the other machines I have access to I'm seeing something similar to
> this

>> Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:31:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
>> (Intel)] on win32

Notice the date again -- the original release date of 2.7.3.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy