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Python 1.5.x vs Python 2.x.x

Fernando Pérez fperez528 at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 18 18:58:36 EST 2001 
Paul Rubin wrote:

> Fernando Pérez <fperez528 at yahoo.com> writes:
>> All the scripts for which this is an issue are distributed by them, as part
>> of their own system setup. So they can point every script which explicitly
>> needs 1.5 to use it.
>> 
>> They cause their users a fair amount of annoyance and I have yet to
>> see a solid technical reason to justify it.
> 
> IMO the annoyance was caused by the needless incompatibility between
> Python 1.5.x and 2.x.x.  The redhat people had a product to ship on a
> deadline; yes they could have updated all those scripts and QA'd them
> again, but at the expense of either a schedule slip or resources being
> directed away from something else.  Instead, they stuck with what
> worked.  Maybe they'll update the scripts in a future Redhat release.

Well, considering that Python 2.0 was out in October 2000, the 'tight 
deadline' excuse doesn't fly too well, as far as I'm concerned. As I said 
above, I have yet to see a good justification for this mess. If there is one, 
I'd love to hear it.

cheers,

f.
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