[Biopython-dev] Dropping Python 2.4 Support?

[Brad Chapman]

Peter;

[Python2.4 support]
> So, no comments?

The folks who are still using 5 year old versions of python might
not be the most responsive. We'll probably hear some complaints
when some of the code breaks.

> I'm also keen to use Biopython with Galaxy, and they currently
> support Python 2.4 to 2.6 (and I'm unclear when they will add
> 2.7 and drop 2.4), so this is another reason to keep some level
> of support for Python 2.4. However, on a local level this isn't
> important as we are running Galaxy on Python 2.6 now.
> Likewise I know Brad is running Galaxy on a more recent
> Python than 2.4 (are you using Biopython within Galaxy
> Brad? Maybe we could chat about that on a new thread).

Yes, I'm running on 2.6 (and sad to be missing nested with
statements in my code). It would be great to have formal
Biopython/Galaxy interoperability. If I remember right, the biggest
complaint was lack of PEP 8 compliance with module names, but it
should be worth discussing.

Brad