Drop support for Python 2.6 and older as it’s far easier to migrate from Python 2.7, and if you have to run Python 2.6, look into using the six library for compatibility with Python 3.

Anyone know of a patch to rpm to allow it to build against Python 2.3 ?<BR>It builds just fine against Python 2.2 - but does not build against 2.3.<BR><BR>Of course it can be compiled --without ...

Minor revision upgrades for Python—e.g., Python 3.11.2 to Python 3.11.3—are generally easy enough. On Windows, the installer detects the presence of the existing version and upgrades it.

The CPython interpreter in Python 3.14 can use a feature in C code that uses tail calls between functions. When compiled with a C compiler that supports these features, CPython runs slightly faster.

Python 2.7 support was meant to end in 2015 but was extended five years until 2020, six years after Python's creator, Guido van Rossum, announced Python 3 and implored users to "move on to Python ...

Python 2 is going to be deprecated in 2020, and many companies are starting to look into how to upgrade. A major issue for them will be the strings in their programs. This article looks at strings, ...

Apple will no longer bundle Python 2.7 with macOS 12.3, according to developer release notes for the upcoming software update. Python 2 has not been supported since January 1, ...

Other operating systems, such as Debian and SUSE, supported both Python 2 and 3 out of the box. In fact, it wasn't until June 2017 that Python 3 users started outnumbering Python 2 users, Rouse notes.

Python 2->3 may be trivial for basic programs, but someone took the time to do it and share it. They get credit either way. It also depends on whether they’re just translating and patching, ...

Saying that it was finally time for the community to bid a “fond but firm farewell to Python 2”, core developer Benjamin Peterson marked the release of Python 2.7.18 on April 20th; offi… ...