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On 10/24/13 7:46 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:36:04 -0400, Ned Batchelder wrote:
>
>> coverage.py currently runs on 2.3 through 3.4
> You support all the way back to 2.3???
>
> I don't know whether to admire your dedication, or back away slowly since
> you're obviously a crazy person :-)
>
>
>

Yeah, it's kind of crazy.  It was a boiling frog situation: the package 
supported 2.3 back when that was just normal, and there was no obvious 
time to drop it, so it's been carried along.

It's been fun dropping the contortions for coverage.py 4.x, though!

--Ned.