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From: Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: What's the future of perfect Python?
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:48:30 +0100
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On 11/08/2014 10:04, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:15:19 +0800, 13813962782 wrote:
>
>> Just like MANY people, I was one of guys who do very like Python. But
>> there's one thing always puzzled me, could you kindly help give some
>> words about it:
>>
>> "Java is belonging to Oracle, C++ is defined by ISO Python is designed
>> by great Guido van Rossum then what is the future of Python( Guido van
>> Rossum, GREAT man, but STILL just one person)? "
>
> Haven't you heard? Guido has retired.
>
> http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0401/
>

The miserable blighters didn't send a card around for me to sign either. 
  Cheapskates or what?

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence