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I would disagree with this. LTS (I'm referring to Ubuntu LTS as well as RHEL) is still a good fit because there are 9001 other packages your system relies on fo

I would disagree with this. LTS (I'm referring to Ubuntu LTS as well as RHEL) is still a good fit because there are 9001 other packages your system relies on for day-to-day operations, and I'd rather mess with those as least often as possible. If you don't use a LTS then you'll have to do whole system upgrades every few years - or else you stop getting security backports. I'd much rather micromanage the dozen highly visible packages that are immediately relevant to my app. Also, even if you're not on an LTS, doesn't mean you have the latest/greatest available. The python community moves at it's own pace, so there's still a chance that you'll be stuck with the just-before-latest-stable version.

sliverstorm 15y ago
there's still a chance that you'll be stuck with the just-before-latest-stable version. Is that so bad? Does python really change that much from release to release?
- heretohelp 15y ago
  You don't really want to be on anything earlier than 2.7 right now.
  - steviesteveo65 15y ago
    Well, depending on your program.
    - heretohelp 15y ago
      Nope. http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.7.html http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.7.html
- shuzchen 15y ago
  Not entirely, but if your reason to using a non-LTS is to get the latest versions of your stack, then you've just made a really bad choice. As I've said, you're either giving up security updates or are left to test and upgrade your entire system every ~two years in exchange for no guarantee you're on the latest of anything. That tradeoff doesn't make sense no matter what way you look at it.