[Biopython] Versions of Python 3 to support in Biopython?

[Wibowo Arindrarto]

Hi everyone,

> For the forthcoming Biopython 1.62 release, we are planning to
> officially support Python 3 (as well as Python 2, including PyPy,
> and Jython). However, which versions of Python 3 would people
> want to use?
>
> One possibility is we'd require at least Python 3.2.5 (which would
> simplify dealing with things broken in older releases of Python 3).
>
> Alternatively, would it be acceptable to insist on at least Python 3.3
> for example?
>
> If you are interested in running Biopython under Python 3
> (which you can already try out), please could you reply with
> what version of Python 3 you have installed, and if being
> required to update would be a problem or not.

I'm leaning towards insisting on Python >=3.3 support (I'm running
3.3.2). I suppose that even if Python3.3 is not available on a machine
or through the default package manager, it's always installable on its
own. If that's not the case, I imagine Python2.x is most likely
present in these machines (so Biopython can still be used).

On a related note, do we have a defined timeline on when we would drop
support for Python2.x? Are there any plans to have our codebase
written in Python3.x instead of Python2.x?

Best,
Bow