python1.5 and python2.1 are the future, and are the new package, python and python2 are the old packages and are being phased out. This is similar to how libstdc++2.x works (since diff. versions can co-exist) and similar to how perl was changed way back when.
--jeh > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesper Holmberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 2:23 PM > To: Debian User > Subject: Python versioning > > > Right now, there seems to be four groups of Python packages in > sid/woody: python* python1.5* python2* python2.1* > > I had understood that python and python2 have been kept in parallel > mainly because of earlier licensing issues, but now I am > starting to get > confused. > > Could someone please explain the reasoning behind these four > groups, or > provide some friendly pointers to where to learn more. > > TIA, > > Jesper > > -- > Jesper Holmberg |"But how can | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | one be warm | > ENST Br, BP 832, 29285 Brest, FRANCE | alone?" | > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
