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From: Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python to be replaced by the new language called Cookie !
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On 2014-04-02, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Apr 2014 02:19:38 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>
>>> These improvements are absolutely critical to the language, and should
>>> be made in Python 2.5.7, 2.6.9, and 3.0.2. Anyone using a newer
>>> version of Python is paying the price for early adoption, and should
>>> back-level immediately to a supported version.
>>
>> I'm using 2.8.  Should I upgrade?
>
> Definitely. Python 2.8 is supported only on Windows XP 64-bit, and you
> should upgrade to 32-bit Python; this will give you a 50% saving on
> all pointers, and Python uses a lot of pointers, so your code will be
> more efficient.

And you'll save a _ton_ of money on ink.

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