Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.02; 'subject:using': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'subject:Anyone': 0.07; 'ugly': 0.07; 'python': 0.08; '21,': 0.09; '__future__': 0.09; 'frankly': 0.09; 'am,': 0.12; 'subject:] ': 0.14; '"from': 0.16; 'appengine': 0.16; 'cc:name:python list': 0.16; 'highlighting': 0.16; 'justify': 0.16; 'migration.': 0.16; 'simplistix': 0.16; 'subject:still': 0.16; 'url:simplistix': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cheers,': 0.20; 'dec': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'though.': 0.23; "i'm": 0.26; 'import': 0.27; 'fix': 0.27; 'all,': 0.28; 'integration': 0.28; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; '*and*': 0.30; 'cc:addr:googlegroups.com': 0.30; 'chris': 0.30; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'app': 0.31; 'skip:_ 40': 0.31; 'wondering': 0.32; 'list': 0.32; 'received:209.85.216.46': 0.32; 'received:mail- qw0-f46.google.com': 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'cc:2**2': 0.34; "we're": 0.34; 'stuck': 0.34; 'actively': 0.36; 'charset:us- ascii': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'enough': 0.38; 'using': 0.38; 'received:10.0.1': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'getting': 0.38; 'url:uk': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'processing': 0.39; 'url:org': 0.39; 'everyone': 0.39; "it's": 0.40; 'received:209': 0.40; 'packages': 0.40; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.62; 'url:co': 0.62; 'commercial': 0.73 References: <4EF187A2.6070909@simplistix.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4EF187A2.6070909@simplistix.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) From: Tom Davis Subject: Re: [TIP] Anyone still using Python 2.5? Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:38:21 -0500 To: Chris Withers Cc: Python List , "simplistix@googlegroups.com" , "testing-in-python@lists.idyll.org" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 36 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1324474710 news.xs4all.nl 6861 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55572 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:17661 On Dec 21, 2011, at 2:15 AM, Chris Withers wrote: > Hi All, >=20 > What's the general consensus on supporting Python 2.5 nowadays? >=20 > Do people still have to use this in commercial environments or is everyone= on 2.6+ nowadays? For those of us living the nightmare of AppEngine *and* working on an app ol= d enough to not be using the newer Datastore, we're stuck on 2.5 until we ca= n justify a data migration. Frankly I don't know how many such apps exist th= ese days that are still actively developed, though. >=20 > I'm finally getting some continuous integration set up for my packages and= it's highlighting some 2.5 compatibility issues. I'm wondering whether to f= ix those (lots of ugly "from __future__ import with_statement" everywhere) o= r just to drop Python 2.5 support. >=20 > What do people feel? >=20 > cheers, >=20 > Chris >=20 > --=20 > Simplistix - Content Management, Batch Processing & Python Consulting > - http://www.simplistix.co.uk >=20 > _______________________________________________ > testing-in-python mailing list > testing-in-python@lists.idyll.org > http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/testing-in-python