[Python-Dev] Python 2.7: only Visual Studio 2008?

Tue Aug 21 19:38:42 CEST 2012

Thanks for the quick response.
>> [...] A compiler upgrade is a feature, so the change to
>> VS2010 could only be applied to the version actively receiving new
>> features, which at the time was 3.3.
>> But this does not prevent anyone from creating and maintaining such a
> patch, outside of the official python.org repository.

I was contemplating that option indeed. Sébastien Sablé seemed to have the same aim. Would you know any other such efforts? I would rather prefer to contribute back to the community.
Best wishes,
Luc Bourhis