The looming Python 3(000) monster

[Les Mikesell]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> 2008/12/6 Jesse Keating <jkeating at redhat.com>:
>> On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 10:31 -0900, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
>>>
>>> Can you prevent a transaction from starting if its a laptop on battery
>>> power and the battery is expected to be "too low" for the transaction
>>> to complete?
>> Well in that case, when the battery gets too low, you suspend.  Upon
>> resume, the transaction will finish.  (I've had this happen once)
> 
> suspend seems highly flaky, not sure if it is something to depend upon.
> 

Not sure it is something you want to copy, but I've had Mac laptops 
refuse to start system updates because the battery was too low - and I 
think even cell phones do that too.

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