<html><head></head><body>Hi Eric,<br>
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I think this is a great way of phrasing things. Your wording seems to strike a very good compromise between the past and the future. Personally I would prefer a more forward-looking wording. But it strikes me as a perfect Middle ground.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On October 1, 2015 12:18:16 PM MDT, Eric Talevich <eric.talevich@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Peter Cock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:p.j.a.cock@googlemail.com" target="_blank">p.j.a.cock@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br />
Would anyone object to a more forward looking phrasing, e.g.<br />
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We currently recommend using Python 3.5 from <a href="http://www.python.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.python.org</a> and avoiding<br />
legacy Python 2.6 or 2.7 unless your choice is restricted due to having to work<br />
with old code.<br /></blockquote></div><br /></div><div class="gmail_extra">The word "avoiding" might cause some scientists to panic because it implies something might be wrong with the earlier versions. How about:<br /><br />We currently recommend using Python 3.5 from <a href="http://www.python.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.python.org</a>. Biopython will also work with earlier Python versions 3.4, 3.3, and the legacy Python versions 2.7 and 2.6.<br /><br /></div></div>
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