Python 3.4

[Russell Jones]

On 10/05/17 17:37, Sean Farley wrote:
> 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)
Sure. If all the modules work. Otherwise, provide the previous version 
or two-- which is why I'm -1 on only providing the latest version. Also, 
whilst widely-used Linux distros are bundled with older versions, those 
older versions should be available in MacPorts-- that's an assertion 
with a lot of subjective terms in it, though. I'd say Ubuntu 14.04 is 
still widely used, for instance, others may disagree.

Russell