[cctbxbb] Fwd: Target platform with conda

[Aaron Brewster]

(Also, note that we'll need to preserve py2 backwards compatibility while
other projects finish their migrations)

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:20 AM Aaron Brewster <asbrewster at lbl.gov> wrote:

> It makes sense for libraries to support as many python versions as
> possible, since it's unknown how these libraries will be used.  Example:
> https://anaconda.org/anaconda/numpy/files.  Numpy has a conda package for
> each of python 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8.  Or https://pypi.org/project/numpy/#files,
> where python 3.5-3.8 wheels are available.  Cctbx is a library, so I think
> python 3.6 should be the minimum supported version of python 3, until its
> end of life in Dec 2021.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:44 PM Winter, Graeme (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) <
> Graeme.Winter at diamond.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hello all
>>
>> Looking at the commits relating to conda, what are the target platforms
>> now? Looks like 3.7 is valid?
>>
>> I’m asking as it would be good to know what language features we can
>> adopt without causing incompatible code problems. We’ve clearly nearly got
>> up to date on Python 3 now...
>>
>> Do we have guidelines somewhere?
>>
>> Thanks Graeme
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