On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:47:49PM -0700, Trent Mick wrote: > >> http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/VersionComparison > > > > I find the dot separating the "1.0" from "dev" in "1.0.dev456" > > unappealing. Why was it added? > > I believe the consensus at the PyCon open spaces was that it separated > better in general. For example: > > 1.0a2.1dev1234 > 1.0a2.1.dev1234
I respectfully disagree with the applicability of the word "better" for these examples. "Less worse", maybe. Picking a less extreme example: 2.1.5dev1234 2.1.5.dev1234 Hm. Let me stare at it a bit more. Hm. Why not 2.1.5.dev.1234 then? Marius Gedminas -- MCSE == Minesweeper Consultant / Solitaire Expert
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