Project:Pywikibot/Survey2012

Python 2.4 users
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Python 2.5 users
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Python 2.6 users
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 * I use Cygwin and it seems, that Cygwin don't support 2.7. Of course it minor issue, because Cygwin using it's a perversion :-) --Movses (talk) 21:55, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Python 2.7.0/2.7.1 users
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 * fedora uses 2.7.1
 * toolserver uses 2.7.1 but patched to have unicode bug fixed
 * ubuntu uses 2.7.1+ (not sure what the "+" stands for, look e.g. here)

I think the day we can go officially to 2.7.2 will become a "delightful holiday", but meanwhile this is slightly more radical than useful. The 2.7.1 seems to be a magic and commonly used one. --DrTrigon (talk) 12:37, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

"Not supported does not necessarily mean we have to actively remove bits that work around quirks for a certain version; rather, it means we won't fix bugs due to an old python version." - I would agree with that, since we should not waste time in something that might become contra-productive for some users. --DrTrigon (talk) 12:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)


 * If you want to run an interwiki bot, you either have to use python 2.5 or >= 2.7.2. In addition, recent releases of ubuntu (oneiric and precise) already use 2.7.2 (source). Valhallasw (talk) 17:02, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I think we should cut a branch for 2.5 support, start refactoring code for 2.7.2 so it is available for any distro that includes 2.7.2 in their stable release. John Vandenberg (talk) 08:03, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I don't understand what you are suggesting. What code should be refactored, and how is this related tho whether the distro includes 2.7.2 in the stable release or not? In addition, I don't really see the point of branching - that would only /increase/ maintenance burden. Valhallasw (talk) 15:41, 11 March 2012 (UTC)