Talk:Kodi (software)

Logo

Why the logo was replaced to a PNG with the name under the logo? I found there are plenty of variations on Commons:

• File:Kodi-top-bottom.svg, same as the current, just as a vector image;
• File:Kodi-side-by-side.svg, with the text next to the logo

There are also logos of XBMC. I think it should be displayed here. Here's a vector version, File:XBMC Logo.svg. Taken from the categories, commons:Category:Kodi and commons:Category:XBMC Media Center. Galzigler (talk) 22:52, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

What is the objection to discussing the discontinuation of Python 2 support, which kills many plugins?

What is the objection to discussing the discontinuation of Python 2 support, which kills many plugins?

Kodi 19, "Matrix", discontinued support for the outdated Python 2 scripting language, moving to Python 3; this had the side-effect of making add-ons dependent upon Python 2 incompatible. Most unauthorized add-ons became unusable unless they were updated.

Best wishes, Pol098 (talk) 19:36, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Python 2 was superseded more than a decade ago, and had been on bug-fix only support for the last several years. It's officially dead now; it is not surprising that Kodi does not support a level of Python that is not supported.

If it must be mentioned, which I think is unnecessary, I can see replacing "Python" with "Python 3" in the section on Python scripts. It's absolutely not lede-worthy. In an article the size of this one, the detail of an obsolete level software being treated as obsolete does not ride to the level of being covered in the lede.

The proposed text indicated a specific Python level, 3.6, that is not supported by the source (which source, by the way, is not independent of the subject; not that big a deal for a matter like this, but an independent source, if one exists, would be preferred), so that level of unsupported specificity should not be there at all.

So, if anyone else agrees with you I won't object to adding the digit "3" in the appropriate portion of the body. TJRC (talk) 20:28, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

I've watched the back-and forth, and think I cleaned-up the initial edit, but do agree, it's not necessary in the lede. Moreover, it's classic WP:RECENTISM, and when I saw it I also thought that it should be excluded per WP:NOTNEWS, but there is already a lot of that sort of thing here so did not bother. I have no problems with excluding it though. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:40, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

The reason that I think this is notable (which I still do) is that the actual effect of discontinuing support for Python 2 is that most of the huge number of unauthorised add-ons which have been the cause of contention are disabled at one fell swoop, a "side-effect" which is likely to be desired. Stopping Python 2 support is, in itself, not notable, I quite agree. Pol098 (talk) 14:03, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Show reliable sources that support your claim. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:32, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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