On Sunday 27 July 2003 06:13 pm, Tim Peters wrote: ... > > and several minor but critical bugs made it into the release. > > They'll be backported to 2.2.4 too, if anyone cares to make the effort. Backporting bugs is a novel concept (no time to type the appropriate wink fraction?-). > In all, I'd like to see a lot less dubious negative editorializing in the > release blurb. It's a major release long in the making, and it is (thanks > to the efforts of everyone on Python-Dev, and to Guido's reluctance to add > new features to the core language this time) probably the best major > release Python has ever had. Even if it doesn't compile on a Cray SV1 > running UNICOS <wink>. I entirely concur. Admittedly using only "major" platforms -- Linux on Intel-like CPU's, Windows -- I've been positively *amazed* at how solid and reliable 2.3 has felt for the last 6 months or so, and I've been unashamedly recommending it to everybody and their cousin. Alex
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