[ftputil] Which Python version(s) do you use?

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On Jul 21, 2006, at 6:54 AM, Stefan Schwarzer wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> nice to read you again :)
>
> On 2006-07-21 05:39, Andrew Ittner wrote:
>> I second this comment - I use 2.4.2 currently, always try to  
>> remain within 6
>> months of the latest stable version, and never worry about going  
>> backwards.
>> Yes, please drop support of anything earlier than 2.3.  Frankly,  
>> even going
>> with a minimum of 2.4 would be just as good - assuming that makes  
>> your life
>> easier.
>
> Personally, I would like to go with Python 2.4. I'm inclined to
> always use the newest version my Gentoo Linux has as "stable".

I think the 6 months as 'stable' test is probably a pretty good one.

> When asking my question I had rather those people in mind which work
> for an employer where the IT infrastructure is difficult for them
> to influence. For example, such an ftputil user might not be able to
> update to a recent Python version without discussing it with the
> whole IT department or management. Ok, perhaps such scenarios are
> not as frequent as Dilbert cartoons suggest. ;-)

And, since this is a set of utility functions, they're probably  
running it on their own local machine over which they probably have  
complete control.  Not only that, but there's always /usr/local for  
non-offical versions.


> So now the question doesn't no longer seem to be if ftputil should
> require Python 2.2.1, but rather if ftputil should/could require an
> even higher version! Python 2.3 or 2.4? ftputil users, speak up! :-)

2.4, and I'd suggest NOT programming around any deficiencies in early  
2.4.x versions -- anyone using any major (2.4.xx) branch of a  
language would be well advised to keep up with the minor security/bug  
fix versions and wasting programming effort on workarounds is never  
productive.


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