From p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com Tue May 5 12:41:31 2009 From: p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com (Peter Cock) Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 17:41:31 +0100 Subject: [Biopython-announce] Dropping Python 2.3 support in Biopython Message-ID: <320fb6e00905050941m37725eb5ibba02ca99236212e@mail.gmail.com> Hello all, This is a final warning that the next release of Biopython will not support Python 2.3. As far as we are aware, no-one has come forward with a need for continued support for Python 2.3, so we will soon begin removing the special case code needed to keep Biopython working on Python 2.3. This will give us a simpler code base, less platforms to test on, and we can also take advantage of various language features only available in Python 2.4+ (e.g. generator expressions and decorators). Any last minute requests to postpone this should be made to the main Biopython mailing list by Friday 8 May. Thank you, Peter From p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com Tue May 5 16:41:31 2009 From: p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com (Peter Cock) Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 17:41:31 +0100 Subject: [Biopython-announce] Dropping Python 2.3 support in Biopython Message-ID: <320fb6e00905050941m37725eb5ibba02ca99236212e@mail.gmail.com> Hello all, This is a final warning that the next release of Biopython will not support Python 2.3. As far as we are aware, no-one has come forward with a need for continued support for Python 2.3, so we will soon begin removing the special case code needed to keep Biopython working on Python 2.3. This will give us a simpler code base, less platforms to test on, and we can also take advantage of various language features only available in Python 2.4+ (e.g. generator expressions and decorators). Any last minute requests to postpone this should be made to the main Biopython mailing list by Friday 8 May. Thank you, Peter