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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:08:28 +1100
Subject: Re: Python is readable
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On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Nathan Rice
<nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> wrote:
[regarding Python 2 -> 3]
> The extremely slow uptake? =A0I don't really care one way or another but
> a lot of the devs have lamented the issue.

By your plan, the slow uptake would be accepted, even encouraged. In
fact, your plan is effectively equivalent to simply having both Python
2 and Python 3 installed on every computer, plus having some way for
them to interact.

ChrisA