preparing for Python 3.4
Python 3.4 beta2 is in testing, the python3-setuptools package is able to handle
3.4 builds. I am planning to go on with 3.4 as a supported Python 3 version
some time in February (targeting not later than Feb 9, release date of the first
3.4 release candidate). This should be doable without too many issues. The
ones I found are now user tagged in the Debian bug tracker.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-python@lists.debian.org;tag=python3.4
There are a few issues triggered by the new version, but most issues seem to be
packaging issues to handle more than one supported python version.
Plus dh-python should be updated before 3.4 becomes a supported version.
The 3.4 release is planned for March 16, so it shouldn't be too much of a
surprise to make 3.4 the default for the next Debian release, and hopefully be
able to drop 3.3.
Matthias
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