Python 3.0 usage?

[Philip Semanchuk]

Hi all,
I'm the author of an extension (posix_ipc) that works under Python 2.4
- 2.6. I have a version that works under Python 2.4-2.6 and 3.1 and I
would like to release it, but it doesn't work under Python 3.0. I
could hack up Python 3.0-specific workarounds, but I'm not sure it's
worth it. I'm interested in opinions -- is Python 3.0 seeing use in
production anywhere, or did most of the Python world move to 3.1 as
soon as it was released?

Thanks
Philip

[MRAB]

Python 3.0 had a relatively short run before it was superseded by Python
3.1 due to certain issues, so, IMHO, I wouldn't worry about it unless
someone especially requests/requires it.

[alex23]

MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> Python 3.0 had a relatively short run before it was superseded by Python
> 3.1 due to certain issues, so, IMHO, I wouldn't worry about it unless
> someone especially requests/requires it.

And even then, I'd just tell them I accept patches :)

[Roger Binns]

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Philip Semanchuk wrote:
> is Python 3.0 seeing use in production
> anywhere, or did most of the Python world move to 3.1 as soon as it was
> released?

Python 3.0 has been end of lifed:

http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0.1/

Consequently no one should be using it in production. Incidentally my own
extension is in a similar situation to yours - Python 2.3 onwards is
supported for the 2.x family. I did support 3.0 from beta releases onwards
but various changes in the library between 3.0 and 3.1 and the end of lifing
of 3.0 meant I dropped 3.0 support. No one has asked for it since.

Roger
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[Philip Semanchuk]

Excellent idea. =)

Thanks to all who replied.

Cheers
Philip