For the people annoyed at the idea to move to 16.04: There are some alternative ways to get an updated Python version, without relying on the one shipped by default in Ubuntu:
Pythonz: https://github.com/saghul/pythonz (disclaimer: I submitted some patches and integrated pythonz into my own project: https://github.com/berdario/pew ) Pyenv: https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv The deadsnakes ppa: https://launchpad.net/~fkrull/+archive/ubuntu/deadsnakes-python2.7?field.series_filter=precise (this is not the main PPA, but it's the one created specially for this purpose) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python-defaults in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1401322 Title: Upgrade to Python 2.7.9 Status in python-defaults package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Python 2.7.9 contains numerous security improvements for Python. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-defaults/+bug/1401322/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
