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Subject: Re: The next major Python version will be Python 8
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On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 8:44 PM, alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:13:43 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> 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)

Why? Nothing in Python's documentation ever says you have to be a Zuul
to understand its design choices!

ChrisA