[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1658: drop support for Python < 2.6

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#1658: drop support for Python < 2.6
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     Reporter:  zooko      |      Owner:  somebody
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major      |  Milestone:  1.10.0
    Component:  packaging  |    Version:  1.9.0
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:  packaging backward-compatibility
Launchpad Bug:             |
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Comment (by zooko):

 Replying to [comment:7 davidsarah]:
 >
 > No, that wasn't what I was confused about. I was confused as to how it
 is possible for an entry in the first column, i.e. "excluded version of
 the operating system", to be greater than or equal to the "oldest
 supported version of the operating system" -- i.e. FreeBSD 7.2 >= FreeBSD
 7.1 and !RedHat 5.7 >= !RedHat 5.7.

 I'm still not sure I understand what you were/are confused about.
 "excluded version of the operating system" is supposed to be the newest
 release of the operating system that doesn't have Python ≥ 2.6. "oldest
 supported version of the operating system" is supposed to be the oldest
 release of the operating system that is supported *by the operating system
 distributors*, i.e. the oldest release of the operating system that still
 gets security patches. Does that help? I apologize for the confusing
 wording.

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