Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and whatsnew entries for the packaging module

2011-06-03 Thread Victor Stinner
Le vendredi 03 juin 2011 17:28:48, eric.araujo a écrit : +packaging +- + +:mod:`distutils` has undergone additions and refactoring under a new name, +:mod:`packaging`, to allow developers to break backward compatibility. +:mod:`distutils` is still provided in the standard library,

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and whatsnew entries for the packaging module

2011-06-03 Thread Tres Seaver
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/03/2011 06:06 PM, Victor Stinner wrote: Le vendredi 03 juin 2011 17:28:48, eric.araujo a écrit : +packaging +- + +:mod:`distutils` has undergone additions and refactoring under a new name, +:mod:`packaging`, to allow developers to

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and whatsnew entries for the packaging module

2011-06-03 Thread Dan Stromberg
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Tres Seaver tsea...@palladion.com wrote: Even for Python 2.4, really? Do you really need to support this old Python Yes. Many projects distribute packages to folks still using 2.4. Supporting detail: I recently installed the latest CentOS, 5.6, and found

Re: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Add NEWS and whatsnew entries for the packaging module

2011-06-03 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Dan Stromberg drsali...@gmail.com wrote: Supporting detail: I recently installed the latest CentOS, 5.6, and found that it still Ships with CPython 2.4. I installed a CPython 3.2 in /usr/local almost immediately, but I can see how some might want 2.4 support