Newer Debian versions of python on older Debian distros?

[Travis Griggs]

On Sep 8, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alternatively, you could just run Debian Jessie. I have a few Jessie
> systems on the network, with a Python 3.4 IIRC, and there've been no
> stability problems lately. Both options are pretty easy.

In the end, we were able to get jessie running on this little board (it’s an Atmel Xplained SAMA5D3 which boasts one of the lowest linux power consumptions). And that solved our problems.