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0 pointsadastra222y ago0 comments

This is more than a little ironic since Python stole its name from a British comedy show.

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Monty Python didn't register Python as a name for computer software was far as I know. Nobody was going to confuse the two.

Releasing Python 2.8 would definitely confuse people.

adastra22OP2y ago

What would be the confusion? It’s a continuation of a language interpreter compatible with the dialect known as Python2.

Renaming it is more confusing!

JoshTriplett2y ago

"Python 2.8" implies it's the One True Continuation of Python 2.7, as opposed to someone's random fork.

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bandrami2y ago

I did in fact find it confusing that a very different language was released under the name "Python 3". They probably should have picked a new name rather than capitalizing on the original language's popularity to push their new idea.

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