[Biopython] Dropping Python 2.5 and Jython 2.5 support?

[Nathan Edwards]

On 10/24/2012 12:33 PM, Peter Cock wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Nathan Edwards <nje5 at georgetown.edu> wrote:
>> On 10/22/2012 1:17 PM, Peter Cock wrote:
>>> Dear Biopythoneers,
>>>
>>> Would anyone object to us preparing to drop support for Python 2.5 and
>>> Jython 2.5, perhaps after the next Biopython release?
> 
> I can't point at any one killer feature here:
> http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.6.html
> 
> There are assorted little things now where we have had to
> add Python 2.5 specific code or fallbacks (e.g. OrderedDict).
> 
> The main other benefit is 2.6 adds a number of new features
> from Python 3, which should make supporting Python 2 and 3
> a little easier (e.g. byte literals).

I'm not opposed. I can always not upgrade BioPython until I'm ready.

- n

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