Arthur Pemberton wrote:
2008/12/10 Toshio Kuratomi <a.badger(a)gmail.com>:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>>> Well, most of the active members of the Python SIG have chimed in on
>>>> this, and we're all channeling Frankie.
>>>>
>>>> Now, I do believe this is an important subject and we do need to gauge
>>>> the impact Python 3000 has on Fedora, but I believe that we are grossly
>>>> unequipped to do so at this time. I'd like to revisit this topic in
>>>> about a year (perhaps sooner, depending on circumstances), but for now
>>>> everyone just relax.
>>>
>>> Just to be clear, does that mean no Python 3.0 in parallel either?
>> How do you expect people to modify and test their own code without a
>> parallel install?
>>
> As stated multiple times, the initial port will be to python-2.6+ with
> python-3 features turned on. Then we'll see where we're at.
>
> It's possible that the remaining porting work will be small at that
> point and we can migrate easily. It's also possible that it's still a
> major undertaking to go from py-2.6 w/ python-3 features to py3. But we
> won't know until code starts being ported so there's no use trying to
> guess what we need to do now.
>
> -Toshio
I think he meant "unofficial" work, as in not official porting of
packages. Just regular dev work.
Pretty much the same answer. Port to python-2.6 with python-3 features
turned on. We don't, at this point, have enough information to tell if
that's sufficient or not.
-Toshio