Python-3.3.4

[Fernando de Oliveira]

​http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.3.4/Python-3.3.4.tgz

[Fernando de Oliveira]

I would like to have a suggestion about the docs, because of conflict with Python2 docs. What I am looking for is to change either 2 and/or 3 docs place/env var, something could be done, I think.

Any suggestions, would be much appreciated, thanks.

[Armin K]

Since they seem to be developer docs, and Python guys recommend writing new software against Python 3 since Python 2 is in maintenance mode, I suggest keeping Python 3 ones and removing Python 2 ones entirely.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Thanks, very much.

I will do almost that: I will slightly modify what you have written in comment 3 and add to Python 2:

"Since Python 2 is in maintenance mode, and it is recommended by upstream that Python 3 be used for development, you will probably not need to install the documentation, if the newer Python is or will be installed in the system. However, if you still want to install both documentations, be sure to define PYTHONDOCS variable to the version you want to use, each time you need to consult the documentation."

I was thinking if I could, instead, use an sed to modify PYTHONDOCS: sed /PYTHONDOCS/PYTHON2DOCS/g' in all directory, before building. But am not sure if that would work.

[bdubbs@…]

That seems to be a reasonable approach. I can see the potential for a developer needing the older docs, but then developers should be able to figure it out on their own.

[Fernando de Oliveira]

Thanks, for both of you. That is done.

Fixed at r12689.

[bdubbs@…]

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