Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread deb...@kitterman.com
"Jakub Wilk" wrote: >* Scott Kitterman , 2010-05-26, 17:43: >>I means that the support tools for Python 3 should run in Python 3 As >>an example, I've done a first cut at py3versions: >> >>http://www.kitterman.com/debian/ > >Some remarks: > >- We probably want to get rid of "try: ... except Im

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread Scott Kitterman
"Lino Mastrodomenico" wrote: >2010/5/26 Scott Kitterman : >> This would mean separate python-foo and python3-foo binaries where both are >> supported from the same source. > >What will happen in the not-so-close future when Python 2.x is no >longer supported? All the python3-foo binary packages

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread Lino Mastrodomenico
2010/5/26 Scott Kitterman : > This would mean separate python-foo and python3-foo binaries where both are > supported from the same source. What will happen in the not-so-close future when Python 2.x is no longer supported? All the python3-foo binary packages will be renamed python-foo? -- Lino

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Scott Kitterman , 2010-05-26, 17:43: I means that the support tools for Python 3 should run in Python 3 As an example, I've done a first cut at py3versions: http://www.kitterman.com/debian/ Some remarks: - We probably want to get rid of "try: ... except ImportError: ..." compatibility tri

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread Sandro Tosi
Hi Scott, thanks for bringing this up. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 23:43, Scott Kitterman wrote: > This has been discussed a bit, but I'd like to see where Debian Python > consensus is on this. > > I think users who don't care about Python 3 yet, should be able to have > systems that don't pull any P

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-27 Thread Piotr Ożarowski
[Scott Kitterman, 2010-05-26] > This would mean separate python-foo and python3-foo binaries where both are > supported from the same source. Can we agree to use "python3-foo" schema for *all* packages with Python 3.X modules? (I'm lazy and I want to reject RFS mails even faster - noticing python

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-26 Thread Luca Falavigna
Il 26/05/2010 23.43, Scott Kitterman ha scritto: > This would mean separate python-foo and python3-foo binaries where both are > supported from the same source. > > It would mean that binaries should not depend on both Python 2 and Python 3 > interpreters. ACK. Having a safety new provided by N

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-26 Thread Barry Warsaw
On May 26, 2010, at 05:43 PM, Scott Kitterman wrote: >I think it makes sense for them to be kept separate at runtime. > >This would mean separate python-foo and python3-foo binaries where both are >supported from the same source. > >It would mean that binaries should not depend on both Python 2 a

Re: Python and python3 as separate runtime systems

2010-05-26 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Scott Kitterman , 2010-05-26, 17:43: I think users who don't care about Python 3 yet, should be able to have systems that don't pull any Python 3 elements on by accident. Python 3 is primarily of interest to developers right now and most users won't care to have it. It is very unusual for