Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] README: require Python 2.6 or newer

[George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/22/2018 07:34 PM, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> Increase the minimum required Python to 2.6 or newer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> CC: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> CC: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>
> CC: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Python 2.6 shipped Oct 1st 2008. It was included as the
> default Python in distros like RHEL6, which itself shipped
> Nov 10th 2010.

But of course, was not included in RHEL 5.

FWIW I talked to one guy I know that's still using Xen on RHEL 5; he's
using the version of Xen that came with it (3.1 or something crazy like
that).  Asked about running a newer version of Xen, he said:

"i don't see any value updating to xen 4 and still running el5
toolstack.. as for same trouble you can just upgrade to el6 and xen4centos"

So I'm a "I'm happy with this change but wouldn't argue for it" (+1 on a
-2 to +2 scale).

 -George

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