According to one Python-dev comment they lack the resources to maintain two versions of Python for Windows.
Lenard Quoting René Dudfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I wish the python developers would just compile python with free > software on windows... Oh well. > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There were requests. A quick search of Python-dev shows a timezone bug with > VC > > 2003. It is amusing though to see the comments about how difficult it is > to > > remove msvcrt dependencies from MinGW builds. Oh, and building extensions > with > > MinGW requires cross compiling :-) . > >
