[Grok-dev] Grok on Python 2.5

[Reed O'Brien]

On Jun 26, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Martijn Faassen wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> We need a plan for Grok on Python 2.5. There have been reports that  
> it works, possibly reports of failures. We know that the Zope 3 eggs  
> are supposed to work on Python 2.5, so moving to Python 2.5  
> shouldn't be that hard.

I have been using 2.5 (nothing deployed only toys and sandboxes).  
Several tests fail. I cannot tell you which ones right now.  ANd a  
couple things I have tried had '3rd party' modules which didn't work  
with 2.5. (I also can't say which right now.)

>
>
> We need a plan of transition though. There is some potential  
> coordination difficulty:
>
> * Zope 3 hasn't officially gone to Python 2.5 yet. I'll ask that list.
>
> * Zope 2 is still on Python 2.4. Summer of code work is reporting  
> good success with Python 2.5.
>
> We don't *have* to coordinate with the other Zope-based platforms  
> but it'd be good nonetheless if we did.
>
> Would we then support Python 2.4 and Python 2.5 for a while? Or just  
> jump to Python 2.5 immediately? Would we allow Python 2.5-isms in  
> our code?

I am +1 for moving to 2.5 and not worrying so much about 2.4

Ubuntu ships with 2.5, OSX leopard does and I am sure the next RHEL  
will too.

>
>
> Ideas? Recommendations?

I think effort at supporting 2.4 for too long will leave us behind the  
curve before 1.0.

>
>
> Regards,
>
> Martijn
>
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