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authorKaren Tracey <kmtracey@gmail.com>2008-11-21 17:41:08 +0000
committerKaren Tracey <kmtracey@gmail.com>2008-11-21 17:41:08 +0000
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Fixed #9611 -- Noted in the FAQ answer about Python versions that some contrib apps (notably gis) may require a higher Python version. Thansk jamesivanwhite for the report and initial patch.
git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@9521 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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Do I lose anything by using Python 2.3 versus newer Python versions, such as Python 2.5?
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-No. Django itself is guaranteed to work with any version of Python from 2.3
-and higher.
+No, not in the core framework. Django itself is guaranteed to work with any
+version of Python from 2.3 and higher. However, some "django.contrib" add-on
+components may require a more recent Python release. The django.contrib.gis
+component, for example, requires Python 2.4.
If you use a Python version newer than 2.3, you will, of course, be able to
take advantage of newer Python features in your own code, along with the speed