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  Re: Odd version scheme Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-02-12 12:16 -0700

#85608 — Re: Odd version scheme

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:58 AM, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> On 2015-02-12 17:35, Ian Kelly wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Skip Montanaro
>> <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I believe this sort of lexicographical comparison wart is one of the
>>> reasons
>>> the Python-dev gang decided that there would be no micro versions > 9.
>>> There
>>> are too many similar assumptions about version numbers out in the real
>>> world.
>>
>>
>> It still becomes an issue when we get to Python 10.
>>
> Just call it Python X! :-)

Things break down again when we get to Python XIX.

>>> 'XVIII' < 'XIX'
False

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