Re: About Python 2.7
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 14:35, Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> wrote:
> On Friday, March 04, 2011 08:30:02 am ProgVal wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Python 2.7 is available in the Experimental repository, and I use it as the
>> default Python interpreter.
>> All modules and software I use works Python 2.7, but, modules and libraries
>> installed with aptitude are installed for Python 2.6, and I have to update
>> the PYTHONPATH variable to use them.
>> Is it currently planned to fix that?
>
> Yes. We're waiting on some of the post-squeeze release toolchain updates to
> get done
is there some toolchain changes preventing python2.7 upload? can we
have additional details about this waiting period?
> and python2.7 doesn't build on all architectures.
Doesn't experimental provide a good testbed to fix those build issues?
> Once those are
> dealt with it will go into Unstable and will become a supported Python version
> (timing may also depend on release team clearance if there are other
> transitions to consider).
Was elease team contacted about the upcoming transition, in order to
have a preventive evaluation and possible ack?
Regards,
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