Christoph Gohlke and compiled packages

[Jim Schwartz]

What’s the problem now?  Is it with python on windows?  I use python on windows so I’d like to know. Thanks

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> On Apr 11, 2023, at 2:24 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 14:20, Mike Dewhirst <miked at dewhirst.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> It seems Christoph Gohlke has been cut adrift and his extremely valuable
>> web page ...
>> 
>> https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
>> 
>> ... turned into an archive getting staler by the day.
>> 
>> What does the Python Software Foundation and the community think about this?
> 
> My personal view? Windows is *really really really* hard to support,
> and ONE PERSON did a stellar job of supporting the platform for an
> incredibly long job.
> 
> I don't know if he'll ever read this, but if he does, thank you
> Christoph for your amazing contribution to the community.
> 
> The fact that we have a problem now is a testament to the length of
> time that we *didn't* have a problem, thanks to him.
> 
> ChrisA
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