[rhelv6-beta-list] Python-2.7 is released

[Chris Adams]

Once upon a time, Kirby Zhou <kirbyzhou at sohu-rd.com> said:
> Python 2.7 is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series
> before it moves into an extended maintenance period. This release contains
> many of the features that were first released in Python 3.1. 
> Python 2.7 is planned to be the last of the 2.x releases, so we worked on
> making it a good release for the long term.
> 
> "the last major version" and "for the long term", it sounds like a good idea
> to include it into RHEL-6.

I am pretty sure it is way too late in the development and testing cycle
for such a major change in RHEL 6, especially given all the Red Hat
tools that depend on python (and would need to restart testing and
validation).
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.