On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz>wrote:
> Concerning the version number, I thought the intention of > PEP 404 was simply to say that the PSF would not be releasing > anything called Python 2.8, not to forbid anyone *else* > from doing so. > > Or am I wrong about that? > > If I'm right, there's nothing stopping Christian from > releasing Stackless Python 2.8 with whatever improvements > he wants. If it includes other improvements beyond the > change of compiler, it may even deserve the higher > version number. If so, I still think it's a very bad idea to use a version number bump for a compiler change -- that's not at all what the version number means. That version number specifies a version of the code, and a version of the language (and library, not a particular ABI -- after all, how many different binary versions of python2.7 are out there now? Multiple platforms, multiple bit-depths, etc. -Chris > > -- > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > chris.barker%40noaa.gov > -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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