On 3/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't this PEP 297?
Thanks for pointing that out. I looked for a relevant PEP, but didn't notice this one. I think this is complementary, but (if I am reading it correctly) it is not exactly the same. The alternate search path is a necessary part of what I am suggesting, but the meat of my proposal (which Brett correctly discerned would require ongoing effort :) is that, when I go to the downloads page for Python 2.3, in addition to downloading Python, I could download all the compatible libraries which were included in later versions as a single installable file. When 2.6 comes out, this "extras" package would be upgraded to include any new modules in 2.6. Not a lot of fun for people who live on the bleeding edge, but very useful for people who are stuck with an older version for political or other reasons. Regards, Pat _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
