What about doing as gcc? Produce python-1.5, python-2.1 and so on forever. And then have a package python that just drags in the official version, and links /usr/bin/python. If we nuke python-base, all old modules get upgradrd I think. (Similar for python-foo etc.)
The only problem I see is that old version of python will be left behind, but the situation is the same for all libs. debfoster works fine here for me. -- Mikael Hedin, MSc +46 (0)980 79176 Swedish Institute of Space Physics +46 (0)8 344979 (home) Box 812, S-981 28 KIRUNA, Sweden +46 (0)70 5891533 (mobile) [gpg key fingerprint = 387F A8DB DC2A 50E3 FE26 30C4 5793 29D3 C01B 2A22]
