On 11/1/2015 10:54 AM, Michiel Overtoom wrote:
On 01 Nov 2015, at 16:43, rurpy--- via Python-list
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Why, oh why, do the python.org front page and other pages that
offer a Windows download not say a word about it not running on
Windows XP?
I'm also curious why Python 3.5 won't run on Windows XP. Which
features does it use that require Windows 7 or higher?
The initial issue was some system functions that are new in Vista. Then
came MS's new-with-Win10 toolset that does not support XP.
Or is the
decision to not support Windows XP based on Microsoft ending the
product support lifecycle for XP?
As I explained in another message, it was the other way around, in a
sense. As long as MS supported XP, Windows CPython devs either
refrained from using new not-in-xp features or maintained old
workarounds. The has been more or less the same policy for other
versions of Windows.
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