Python 3.4

[Sean Farley]

Russell Jones <russell.jones at physics.ox.ac.uk> writes:

> On 10/05/17 02:26, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
>> On May 8, 2017, at 12:36 PM, mf2k at macports.org wrote:
>>> I think we should strive to support the latest versions of python 2 and 3 only.
>> +1 (just like we should do with perl5).
>>
> -1. We should give module and port maintainers a chance to support 3.x 
> with x maximal, and either
>
> a) wait for some reasonable seeming measure of time, e.g., until 3.x.1 
> or 3.x.2 are out, or
>
> b) keep 3.(x-1) until some proportion (90%?) of modules for it are 
> supported for 3.x, or removed from MacPorts if upstream have no plans to 
> support 3.x (this perhaps sounds drastic, but has the same effect as 
> only supporting 3.x, and for a smaller set of ports)

I don't think it's that big a deal since the major breakage is between
python 2 and 3. As in, I'd be surprised if a port that works for 3.4
does not work for 3.5. (shrug)
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