[Python-Dev] Dropping support for Tcl 8.0 and 8.1

[Guido van Rossum]

> In _tkinter.c, there is currently special code for Tcl 8.0 (no Tcl
> objects) and Tcl 8.1 (no Unicode type). Tcl 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 are
> supported uniformly.
> 
> Can we drop support for those two releases, in Python 2.3?

If it's more work to keep support around than to drop it, sure.  I
agree there's probably nobody who's still using any Tcl version before
8.3 anyway; that's been out several years now.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)