Issue with Python 2.6 oh rhel6

[gmadkat]

I ran into an error using capsules while running using Python 2.6 oh rhel6, the question is, how far back do we want to go in terms of supporting Python versions?

Error message:

import getdns
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
ImportError: ./getdns.so: undefined symbol: PyCapsule_New

Thanks!

Gowri

[MelindaShore]

PyCapsules were introduce in 2.7 as a replacement for PyCObject, as a way to pass persistent opaque blobs of data around. We're using it for contexts and will almost certainly be using it for other objects we don't want users monkeying with directly. PyCapsules are supported in 3 and are, at the risk of sounding like a marketing person, "future-friendly."

What I'd suggest here is to keep on with 2.7, try to get a handle on whether or not there's sufficient demand for 2.6 or earlier support, and if there is, conditionalize in PyCObjects but as a lower-priority feature implementation.

[MelindaShore]

Let us forge stalwartly ahead with Python 2.7. If there's significant demand for 2.6 or earlier we can reopen this.