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Software developers building applications which require compatibility with future releases of Python will find two significant enhancements in Fedora 13's Python stack. | Software developers building applications which require compatibility with future releases of Python will find two significant enhancements in Fedora 13's Python stack. | ||
For more information, see the [[Fedora_13_Talking_Points|Fedora 13 talking points]]. | For more information, see the [[Fedora_13_Talking_Points#For_developers|Fedora 13 talking points]]. | ||
=== Parallel installation === | === Parallel installation === | ||
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'''Why do I care?''' | '''Why do I care?''' | ||
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'''Give me a few technical details.''' | '''Give me a few technical details.''' | ||
* | * Fedora 12 currently (as of 2010-03-15) includes Python 2.6.2. | ||
* | * Fedora 13 Alpha included Python 2.6.4. | ||
* What is still to come? | * When will Python 3 start to land in Fedora 13? | ||
* What else is still to come? | |||
=== Debugging === | === Debugging === | ||
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'''Give me a few technical details.''' | '''Give me a few technical details.''' | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 15 March 2010
Feature highlights
Software developers building applications which require compatibility with future releases of Python will find two significant enhancements in Fedora 13's Python stack.
For more information, see the Fedora 13 talking points.
Parallel installation
What is it?
Why do I care?
Show me an example.
Give me a few technical details.
- Fedora 12 currently (as of 2010-03-15) includes Python 2.6.2.
- Fedora 13 Alpha included Python 2.6.4.
- When will Python 3 start to land in Fedora 13?
- What else is still to come?
Debugging
What is it?
Why do I care?
Show me an example.
Give me a few technical details.
The folks behind the feature
FIXME -- Naming of this section.
I envision this section being an opportunity to make something that is scary and complicated a bit more personal, but introducing a few people who have interesting things to say about this particular feature, and with whom we'll be conducting interviews, etc.
I envision this section being an opportunity to make something that is scary and complicated a bit more personal, but introducing a few people who have interesting things to say about this particular feature, and with whom we'll be conducting interviews, etc.
- Dave Malcolm (user page, blog) -- Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat and the primary maintainer of Python for both Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Luke Macken (user page, blog) -- Software Engineer at Red Hat and member of Fedora's release engineering and infrastructure groups.
Both Dave and Luke are members of Fedora's Python Special Interest Group.