On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:21:54 +0000, Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > David Lyon <david.lyon <at> preisshare.net> writes: > > > > Requires a particular python version. > > > > > Requires-Python: 2.5:2.7 > > Why not drop ranges as well as operators and simply use commas? > The above would be rewritten as: > > Requires-Python: 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 > > This would prevent the ambiguity on the inclusive or exclusive nature of the > upper bound of the range.
What about specifying that the package works only with, say, 2.6.2 or earlier (because of some problem introduced by 2.6.3)? That could get pretty darn verbose. (Also remember we aren't just talking about the syntax for Python versions, but versions for any package). I do think it is also a valid argument that, from what I've heard here, most extant (linux at least) packaging systems use the >=, etc, operators, so I think talking about changing the proposed syntax radically is probably misplaced. -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.com Business Process Automation - Network/Server Management - Routers/Firewalls _______________________________________________ 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
