diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/faq/general.rst | 37 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index ab346f2..7ad949c 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/general.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst @@ -377,43 +377,6 @@ Providing a gradual upgrade path is necessary if a feature has to be changed. changes while minimizing disruption for users. -Is Python Y2K (Year 2000) Compliant? ------------------------------------- - -.. remove this question? - -As of August, 2003 no major problems have been reported and Y2K compliance seems -to be a non-issue. - -Python does very few date calculations and for those it does perform relies on -the C library functions. Python generally represents times either as seconds -since 1970 or as a ``(year, month, day, ...)`` tuple where the year is expressed -with four digits, which makes Y2K bugs unlikely. So as long as your C library -is okay, Python should be okay. Of course, it's possible that a particular -application written in Python makes assumptions about 2-digit years. - -Because Python is available free of charge, there are no absolute guarantees. -If there *are* unforeseen problems, liability is the user's problem rather than -the developers', and there is nobody you can sue for damages. The Python -copyright notice contains the following disclaimer: - - 4. PSF is making Python 2.3 available to Licensee on an "AS IS" - basis. PSF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY - WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PSF MAKES NO AND DISCLAIMS ANY - REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR - PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF PYTHON 2.3 WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY - RIGHTS. - - 5. PSF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER USERS OF PYTHON - 2.3 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS AS - A RESULT OF MODIFYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 2.3, - OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. - -The good news is that *if* you encounter a problem, you have full source -available to track it down and fix it. This is one advantage of an open source -programming environment. - - Is Python a good language for beginning programmers? ---------------------------------------------------- |