Retiring Python 2.4 and 2.5

[Joshua Root]

On 2014-9-17 04:23 , Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> My problem with python24 and python25 (aside from having to maintain dead software) is that they aren't framework installations, making them even more of a pain to deal with. Note the 2.4/2.5-specific logic in python-1.0, for example. python26 is pretty similar to python27, at least.

2.5 is a framework install, it just acts like it isn't in some ways for
backward compatibility (slightly long story). 2.4 is a framework install
on 32-bit systems.

Certainly you'd be pretty crazy to try using either one for real work on
any Mac from the 64-bit era, unless your work involves being forced to
use legacy code that won't work with 2.6+. (No ctypes, just for starters...)

- Josh