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Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 09:31:16 +1000
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM, rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> wrote:
> Python 2.x and Pythin 3.x are two different dialects just like Humans
> (Python 3.x) and Chimpanzees (Python 2.x) are similar (compatible) but
> very different versions of talking apes (languages). Sure humans
> (Python 3.x) and chimps (Python 2.x) share some similarities (much
> more than say humans (Python3.x) and fish (Lisp) do) however there are
> many incompatible differences.
>

Chimpanzees do not use language in the same way that humans do, and in
any case, it's pretty ridiculous to talk of the 'Human language' in
anything other than a fantasy roleplaying game. It's more comparable
to call Py2 "scientific English"and Py3 "medical English". There are
differences (what's a calorie?), but for the most part, they are the
same language.

Chris Angelico