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== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
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# Users should not notice any difference, other than the availability of the 2.7 interpreter


== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==

Revision as of 17:59, 27 May 2010


Python 2.7

Summary

Update the system Python 2 in Fedora from 2.6 to 2.7

Owner

  • Email: <dmalcolm@redhat.com>

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 42
  • Last updated: 2010-06-27
  • Percentage of completion: 0%


Detailed Description

Python 2.7 beta 2 was released on 2010-05-08

Upstream release schedule for 2.7 currently has 2.7 final release planned 2010-07-03

http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.7.html

Benefit to Fedora

Scope

Python is pervasive in Fedora. Everything from yum to system-config-* to anaconda to pungi is written in Python.

How To Test

User Experience

  1. Users should not notice any difference, other than the availability of the 2.7 interpreter

Dependencies

Contingency Plan

Documentation

Release Notes

Comments and Discussion