On 11 December 2012 15:39, Dirkjan Ochtman <dirk...@ochtman.nl> wrote: >> Should the windows installer include the data package? >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> >> It has been suggested that the Windows installer should include the data >> package. This would mean that an explicit installation no longer would be >> needed on Windows. On the other hand, that would mean that many using Windows >> would not be aware that the database quickly becomes outdated and would not >> keep it updated. > > I still submit that it's pretty much just as easy to forget to update > the database whether it's been installed by hand zero or one times, so > I don't find your argument convincing. I don't mind the result much, > though.
I agree. Also, in corporate or similar environments where each individual package installation must be approved, having at least some timezone data in the base install ensures that all Python code can assume the *existence* of timezone support (if not necessarily the accuracy of that data). If the base Windows installer does not include timezone data, then the documentation should note this and offer advice on how to write code that degrades gracefully without timezones. If the base installer *does* include timezone data, of course, there should be a documented mechanism for updating it (we don't want magic like the old xml package used, I assume). Paul. _______________________________________________ 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
