Updated: python 3.8/3.9 packages

Marco Atzeri marco.atzeri@gmail.com
Sat Dec 23 03:54:54 GMT 2023


New test release for

	python39		3.9.18-1
	python39-doc		3.9.18-1

new release for

	python{38,39}-attrs			23.1.0-1
	python{38,39}-pip			23.3.2-1
	python{38,39}-platformdirs		4.1.0-1
	python{38,39}-setuptools		69.0.2-1
	python{38,39}-cffi			1.16.0-1

CHANGES
latest upstream releases

CYGWIN CHANGES

Only python 3.8 and 3.9 are updated.
Python 2, 3.6 and 3.7 are not anymore supported upstream.
Python 3.12 will be in the near future introduced and we will skip 3.10 
and 3.11.

https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions

The main packages include postinstall script that
use "alternatives" to define for

   /usr/bin/python

   /usr/bin/python3
   /usr/bin/idle3
   /usr/bin/pydoc3

a default to the highest package available.

$ alternatives --display python
   python - status is auto.
  link currently points to /usr/bin/python3.9
/usr/bin/python3.8 - priority 38
/usr/bin/python3.9 - priority 39
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/python3.9.

Rationale:
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
In other systems as Debian
/usr/bin/python is discouraged.

DESCRIPTION
Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly
and integrate systems more effectively.
Python is powerful... and fast; plays well with others;
runs everywhere; is friendly & easy to learn; is Open.

HOMEPAGE
https://www.python.org/

Regards
Marco Atzeri


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