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0 pointshuman_error13y ago0 comments

I think in Python's case there was really no compelling reason to burn the bridges between 2 and 3. Burning the bridges should be done when something will be significantly improved.

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dbaupp13y ago

Python's Unicode support was significantly improved between 2 and 3.

slurgfest13y ago

I write a fair amount of Python 3 and I don't agree at all.

If your concern is that code written for 2.x won't work in the future, it will be some years until 2.7 is no longer getting security fixes etc. The mere existence of 3.x doesn't prevent you from using 2.7.

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0 pointshuman_error13y ago0 comments

I think in Python's case there was really no compelling reason to burn the bridges between 2 and 3. Burning the bridges should be done when something will be significantly improved.

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dbaupp13y ago

Python's Unicode support was significantly improved between 2 and 3.

slurgfest13y ago

I write a fair amount of Python 3 and I don't agree at all.

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