Martin v. Löwis <mar...@v.loewis.de> added the comment: > The change to sys.platform=='linux' would break code even on current > platforms.
Correct. Compared to introducing 'linux3', I consider this the better change - it likely breaks earlier (i.e. when porting to Python 3.3). > OTOH, we have sys.platform=='win32' even on Windows 64bit; would this > favor keeping 'linux2' on all versions of Linux as well? While this has better compatibility, it's also a constant source of irritation. Introducing 'win64' would have been a worse choice (just as introducing 'linux3' would: incompatibility for no gain, since the distinction between win32 and win64, from a Python POV, is irrelevant). Plus, Microsoft dislikes the term Win64 somewhat, and rather wants people to refer to the "Windows API". I personally disliked 'linux2' when it was introduced, for its incompatibilities. Anticipating that, some day, we may have 'Linux 4', and so on, I still claim it is better to fix this now. We could even come up with a 2to3 fixer for people who dual-source their code. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue12326> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
