Re: getmail failing for messages with invalid uncode

I'd like to correct one minor point...

Francesco Ariis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I disagree with [Charles'] «just use Python 2» stance;

To clarify, I do not believe anyone should use Python 2 instead of Python 3.
I have nothing against Python 3, have been writing Python 3 code for many
years, and have used Python 3 for any new code I have written for more than a
decade.

So if anyone thinks I'm anti-Python 3, they are completely wrong and I have no
idea what broken logic they used to come to that erroneous conclusion.

The reasons why I believe people can continue to use getmail with Python 2
are:

1) A version of my getmail supporting Python 3 is not yet available, and is
not imminent.

2) I believe distributions dropped Python 2.7 precipitously and without good
reason.  Many other packages are kept around in parallel with newer versions
when there are compatibility breaks; I see no reason why Python should be
different.  This decision seems to have been done more on a "religious" basis
than any technical one.

3) It is not a security risk to continue to use getmail on Python 2.7.x.

> at the same time not changing the name even when he explicitly asks so (with
> a manifest reason: getmail6 introduced unexpected behaviours) comes off as
> boorish, doubly so if followed by a patronising message

Exactly.

Roland, please change the name of your project to not include the word
"getmail".  It's my trademark, and you're polluting it.

Charles
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