[Bf-committers] Windows XP support

[Mike Erwin]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Sebastian A. Brachi <
sebastianbrachi at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > What newer APIs do we want to use but are being held back by XP?
> >
>
> What about Python 3.5, which doesn't support XP anymore?
>
> As specified in PEP 11, a Python release only supports a Windows platform
> > while Microsoft considers the platform under extended support. This means
> > that Python 3.5 supports Windows Vista and newer. If you require Windows
> XP
> > support then please install Python 3.4.
>
> https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html
>

If Python stops working that's a BIG reason to move on. If unsupported
means "works, but don't expect support"... it's not as urgent.