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Re: Python modules for every supported version



Fabio Tranchitella wrote:
>> I'm interested in adopting python-gd (my package is available on
>> http://www.kobold.it/python-gd).  Actually there is only a whishlist
>> bug for this package (#223580) which ask for a versioned packaging
>> for the module. Actually it is available only for python2.3, but
>> there are no problems to compile and package it for other version
>> (python2.1 and python2.2) so I did.

Josselin Mouette wrote:
> I think this would be wrong. This would clutter the archive with loads
> of cruft. For modules that are not widely used, almost no one will want
> a package for an older python version, thus only the default current
> version should be supported. This makes the python transitions easier,
> too.

I agree, so I am against Fabio's suggestion to make all Python module
packages to support all Python versions. But the fact python-gd have a
wishlist bug filed specifically asking for other versions of Python
means that it is widely used enough...?



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