The looming Python 3(000) monster

Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski dominik at greysector.net
Fri Dec 5 18:57:12 UTC 2008


On Friday, 05 December 2008 at 19:39, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 10:06 -0600, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:42 AM, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan at redhat.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > We're just now dealing with Python 2.6, but over on the radar is perhaps one
> > > of the most incompatible upgrades to the language we've seen in Python 3.  I
> > > personally haven't tried it yet, but it /aims/ to be incompatble, which is
> > > perhaps one of the most glaring signs a language designer has lost it that
> > > I've seen.
> > 
> > 
> > Was that last line really necessary for your post?
> 
> The implicit looming flamewar here should be taken upstream. Fedora
> policy is to follow upstream, wherever it may take us.

Sure it is not to follow blindly. Talking with upstream about problems
and solutions will earn you extra points.

Regards,
R.

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