When it was discovered that wxPython 3.0.0 crashes on Windows XP,
users of wxPython were told to download a preview version of
wxPython 3.0.1 from another website.
I understand that wxPython 3.0.1 can't be released until wxWidgets
3.0.1 comes out, because the version numbers should be kept in sync.
But I started wondering when I looked at wxPython’s list of recent
changes why a 3.0.0.1 release hasn’t been made. Version 2.9.4.1 was
a patch release made just for Linux because of a serious problem
with wxGTK. Similarly, could a 3.0.0.1 patch release be made for
Windows because of this serious XP issue (especially since XP was
still supported by Microsoft at the time version 3.0.0 was
released)?
(In case you're wondering, I'm no longer using XP as my primary OS,
but would like others to be able to run my application on it with the latest stable version of wxPython. I fully understand the dangers of using XP when it is no longer
receiving security updates. [At least, they’re very
rare. Microsoft released one for the extremely serious IE security
hole a week or two ago.])
Thank you.
-- Timothy
P.S. On another topic, it's really nice the way Phoenix now uses pip
wheels instead of eggs (unlike easy_install, pip uninstalls the old
version being upgraded, etc.). I wish I could figure out how to get
the robins that have a nest in my tree to stop laying eggs and start
making wheels :).