I'd say publishing a high profile installable code with a "python 2.8" name would cause a lot of undesired confusion to start with.
I usually lecture on Python to present the language to college students and I.T. workers - and explaining away the current versioning scheme (use either 2.7 or 3.3) is hard already. Having to add an explanation about a downloadable and installable Python 2.8 that would be incompatible with extensions compiled in Pypi would be tough. and I doubt it could even be done without making your project look bad on the process. Can't you just mark it as "visual studio 2010" version instead? js -><- On 20 November 2013 18:52, Christian Tismer <tis...@stackless.com> wrote: > Howdy friends, > > according to pep 404, there will never be an official Python 2.8. > The migration path is from 2.7 to 3.x. > > I agree with this strategy in almost all consequences but this one: > > Many customers are forced to stick with Python 2.X because of other > products, but they require a Python 2.X version which can be compiled > using Visual Studio 2010 or better. > This is considered an improvement and not a bug fix, where I disagree. > > So I see many Python 2.7 repositories on BB/GH which are hacked to support > VS 2010, but they are not converted with the same quality in mind > that fits our standards. > > > My question > ----------- > > I have created a very clean Python 2.7.6+ based CPython with the Stackless > additions, that compiles with VS 2010, using the adapted project structure > of Python 3.3.X, and I want to publish that on the Stackless website as the > official "Stackless Python 2.8". If you consider Stackless as official ;-) > . > > This compiler change is currently the only deviation from CPython 2.7, > but we may support a few easy back-ports on customer demand. We don'd add > any random stuff, of course. > > My question is if that is safe to do: > Can I rely on PEP 404 that the "Python 2.8" namespace never will clash > with CPython? > > And if not, what do you suggest then? > It will be submitted by end of November, thanks for your quick responses! > > all the best -- Chris > > -- > Christian Tismer :^) <mailto:tis...@stackless.com> > Software Consulting : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's > Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 121 : *Starship* http://starship.python.net/ > 14482 Potsdam : PGP key -> http://pgp.uni-mainz.de > phone +49 173 24 18 776 fax +49 (30) 700143-0023 > PGP 0x57F3BF04 9064 F4E1 D754 C2FF 1619 305B C09C 5A3B 57F3 BF04 > whom do you want to sponsor today? http://www.stackless.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ > jsbueno%40python.org.br >
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