[Zope-Coders] Linux Test Results - Zope HEAD - OK :-)

[Jim Fulton]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>>>The CVS trunk version of Zope (to be Zope 2.7) now requires Python
>>>>2.2. I checked with the Zope Pope before I checked this in. ;)
>>>>
>>>Really?  Tree.py is the only module on the Zope HEAD that requires
>>>Python 2.2, and only for trivial reasons (True and False are used).
>>>
>>>I think this is a rash decision.
>>>
>>I can alwas revert those changes, it is of course not that hard. But
>>2.7 was supposed to go and take advantage of Python 2.2, so me may
>>as well start now.
>>
> 
> I always understood the decision as "Zope 2.7 will officially support
> Python 2.2".

Nope. 2.7 will require 2.2.

 > I don't think it's wise to change that to "Zope 2.7 will
> *only* support Python 2.2".  Since Zope 2.5 and 2.6 *only* support
> Python 2.1, that would tie a Zope upgrade to a Python upgrade.  I
> don't think that's a good idea.  We already have a planned Zope
> release that will *require* Python 2.2(.1, actually): Zope 3.

But starting with Zope 2.7, we want to begin sharing some code between
Zope 2 and Zope 3. Given this, it becomes necessary to require Pythjon 2.2
in Zope 2.7 and higher.

Jim



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