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Why doesn't it just use the Debian python package?
by willemmerson 6y ago
Why doesn't it just use the Debian python package?
- athorax 6y agoI can think of a couple of possibilities: 1. Better control of specific python version. There are debian builds for python 3.5, 3.6, etc. + other more specific minor versions. 2. Better isolation from the system python
- itamarst 6y agoDebian Stable currently ships Python 3.7. If that's what you want, great. But if you want Python 3.8, the soon-to-be-released Python 3.9, or other versions, you don't have that.
- Hamuko 6y ago>Debian Stable currently ships Python 3.7. That's surprisingly new even. I remember Debian being very behind when it came to Python3.
- kingosticks 6y agoBut isn't that only because it was released just last year? Won't it stay stuck on Python 3.7 until bullseye is released in approx 2 years time? It'll likely be very dated by then.
- sgerenser 6y agoNext Debian stable should be released in less than a year. It’s been more than a year since Buster (current stable) was released. But yes the point stands that 3.7 will be all you get built-in for the next several months regardless of how many Python releases occur.
- kingosticks 6y agoThanks for correcting, you are totally right. No idea where I got the idea their releases were roughly ever 3 years, it's clearly every 2 years.