On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Brian Granger<ellisonbg....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > While at SciPy this year, the IPython devs began discussing dropping Python > 2.4 support. Or rational is this: > > * New generator features in 2.5 would dramatically simplify our testing of > our Twisted using components. > > * Being able to use absolute imports would simplify the packaging of some > external deps. > > * The faster we get rid of 2.4 and 2.5 support (we are not getting rid of > 2.5 yet) the faster we can transition to py3k. > > But, this would mean that pylab mode for matplotlib would require either: > > * Using IPython v 0.10 or below > > * Using Python 2.5/2.6 > > We know that there are people still using Python 2.4, but at this point, we > feel the benefits outweight the costs. How do the matplotlib devs feel > about this? > > As a side note, as of IPython 0.11, the IPython threaded shells (pylab > stuff) will be completely refactored. This will require matplotlib to make > some moderate changes to support the new interface. Thus, even if we don't > drop 2.4 support, matplotlib will have to decide how to handle the IPython > 0.10->0.11 transition.
My sense is that most people still using python-2.4 probably put a premium on stability and wouldn't be interested in (or aware of) the refactored codebase until it has seen some use and had a chance to work out the bugs. I think it is reasonable to provide a ipy-0.10 based on the old codebase that is compatible with py-2.4 and make use of the newer language features in the trunk. Hopefully someone will come up with a 3to2 tool that will support python-2.5. That might provide a faster route to ipython for python-3. Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
