On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote: > On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 10:15:37PM +0200, Matthias Klose wrote: >> Am 07.05.2014 17:27, schrieb Barry Warsaw: >> >> + <p><enumlist> >> >> + <item> >> >> + <p> >> >> + Applications should use Python3, and should not be >> >> + packaged for Python2 as well. >> >> + </p> > >> > Maybe also that system scripts written in Python should be Python 3 and not >> > Python 2. I'd add the clarity just because I'm not sure folks think of >> > such >> > system scripts as "applications". > >> proposing a separate item. > >> <p> >> Command line scripts, packaging tools, tools used by >> Debian outside the archive, etc. should use Python3, and >> should not be packaged for Python2. >> </p> > > I don't think scripts "outside the archive" are in scope for the python > policy; and I don't think this is what Barry was referring to. I think he > meant python commandline programs, which some people may not think of as > being "applications"? > > FWIW, while I think getting the python policy to recommend Python3 is a good > step forward, I think it's more important that we make sure the base system > is leading by example. As described on debian-devel[1], there seem to be > some porting blockers before we can migrate from python to python3 in the > standard install. > > [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/04/msg00784.html
Ugh, suds strikes again. If I had more time to blow, I'd likely try a run at something SUDS API compatible in Python 3. Won't happen any time soon for me, but it's something I will eternally praise someone over. So many people have tried to forward-port the SUDS codebase, apparently it's *bad*. > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAO6P2QR2qfJVofsTMZEarv1UUsV6Ky4HSUb7+X=j4j18bob...@mail.gmail.com
