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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] python38 3.8.0-0.2.a3


On 2019-03-29 12:38, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:
> On Fri, 2019-03-29 at 12:27 -0600, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> On 2019-03-29 12:09, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:
>>> The following packages have been uploaded to the Cygwin distribution:
>>> * python38-3.8.0-0.2.a3
>>> * python38-devel-3.8.0-0.2.a3
>>> * python38-test-3.8.0-0.2.a3
>>> * python38-tkinter-3.8.0-0.2.a3
>>> * idle38-3.8.0-0.2.a3
>>> Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming 
>>> language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high 
>>> level dynamic data types, and classes. Python combines remarkable power 
>>> with very clear syntax. It has interfaces to many system calls and 
>>> libraries, as well as to various window systems, and is extensible in C 
>>> or C++. It is also usable as an extension language for applications that 
>>> need a programmable interface.
>>> This is an update to the latest 3.8 Alpha 3 pre-release.
>> Should that be flagged as a test release?
>> You said 3.7 will be the next default version.
> As of a few weeks ago, each X.Y version of Python is parallel-
> installable.

So python3 will get upgrades, as will python38 and python37 for now, but what
about python36 when python3 becomes python37?

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