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On 2015-02-12 17:35, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Skip Montanaro
> <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I believe this sort of lexicographical comparison wart is one of the reasons
>> the Python-dev gang decided that there would be no micro versions > 9. There
>> are too many similar assumptions about version numbers out in the real
>> world.
>
> It still becomes an issue when we get to Python 10.
>
Just call it Python X! :-)