Massimo Sala <massimo.sala...@gmail.com> added the comment:
On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 at 04:37, Steven D'Aprano <rep...@bugs.python.org>
wrote:
If we made an exception for you, then people using Python 2.7 still
couldn't use this feature:
`myzipfile.offset` would fail on code using Python 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.7.2,
2.7.3, ... 2.7.17 and only work with 2.7.18.
Nobody could use it unless their application required 2.7.18.
Yes, it seems to me obvious it will work only with Python 2.7.18, and I see
no problem.
If you need new features, you have always to update (to a new MINOR version
or, like you said, MAJOR version).
I am used to other softwares where some features are backported to older
versions and IMHO it is very useful.
Sometimes you just need a specific feature and it isn't possible to update
to a MAJOR version.
You have to consider there are many legacy softwares, also in business, and
a version leap means a lot of work and tests.
Speaking in general, not only python: if the maintainers backport that
specific feature, bingo! you have only to update to the same MAJOR new
MINOR version. And this is good for the user base, there isn't "one size
fits all".
I shot my bullet but I cannot change python.org way of life.
Steven many thanks for your answers and patience to explain.
BTW yes I will patch python 2.7 sources and compile it... also on legacy,
intranet, centos 5 servers we cannot update :-)
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