Re: pg_upgrade Python version issue on openSUSE - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Paul Förster
Subject Re: pg_upgrade Python version issue on openSUSE
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Msg-id 64548F10-BF9C-4E68-811A-798C8FD27983@gmail.com
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In response to Re: pg_upgrade Python version issue on openSUSE  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>)
Responses Re: pg_upgrade Python version issue on openSUSE  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>)
Re: pg_upgrade Python version issue on openSUSE  ("Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-pgsql@hjp.at>)
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Hi Adrian,

> On 26. Sep, 2020, at 17:43, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
>
> I suppose getting them to install Python 2 is out of the question? It is an official package.

I can try, but chances are at 99% that they refuse.

> Well there is always going to be versioning. If you mean the incompatibility split, then for 2/3 that is not going
away.There will be a Python 4, but the core developers have said they learned their lesson and it will just be an
incrementalupgrade. 

so you're saying there will always be two Pythons? One Python 2 and one Python x (with x>=3)? Oh my god... Why don't
theyjust make Python 3 backward compatible? 

Cheers,
Paul


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