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Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8

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From alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com>
Subject Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8
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On Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:13:43 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
> wrote:
>> On 03/31/2016 05:02 PM, Roel Schroeven wrote:
>>>
>>> Victor Stinner schreef op 2016-03-31 23:40:
>>
>>
>>>> Python 3 becomes more and more popular and is close to a dangerous
>>>> point where it can become popular that Python 2. The PSF decided that
>>>> it's time to elaborate a new secret plan to ensure that Python users
>>>> suffer again with a new major release breaking all their legacy code.
>>>
>>>
>>> "2016-03-31 23:40"
>>> You're 20 minutes early :)
>>
>>
>> No, that's a naive datetime.  You need to travel to Victor's location
>> to figure out what that is there.
>>
>> I sure hope Python 8 doesn't have that problem!
> 
> Now's the time to get in with the ideas. My proposal is that Python 8,
> in keeping with its new opinionated style, will require everyone to
> follow a single timezone: Europe/Amsterdam.
> 
> ChrisA

Not bad but it would have to be Zulu (GMT)



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Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8 alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-04-01 09:44 +0000
  Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 20:57 +1100
  Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8 Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-01 14:31 +0000

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