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Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’

From Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.maint.python
Subject Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’
Date 2016-11-03 00:50 +0100
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Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> writes:

> AFAIK, there is *no* official declaration (e.g. from Guido or the
> mythical Python 4 release manager) about this either way.

In support of your position, Guido van Rossum has informally implied
version “3.10” is feasible for a future Python 3
<URL:https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/583346987925278720>.

I had thought GvR expressed a distaste for Semantic Versioning but can't
find it now.

So, yes, my panic is lessened :-)

> I predict that when the time comes, it'll generate a gigathread's
> worth of discussion, 3 or 4 competing PEPs, and then Guido will just
> pronounce.

Hopefully, informed by reasoned argument about consequences, more than
aesthetic preferences of a small group (I'm still sore about the process
evidenced in the Python VCS decisions, so don't wholly trust this will
be better).

-- 
 \        “With Lisp or Forth, a master programmer has unlimited power |
  `\     and expressiveness. With Python, even a regular guy can reach |
_o__)                               for the stars.” —Raymond Hettinger |
Ben Finney

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/usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-01 15:30 +0100
  Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-01 16:40 +0100
    Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-01 22:20 +0100
      Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-01 23:10 +0100
        Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io> - 2016-11-02 01:50 +0100
          Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-02 02:10 +0100
          Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was:  /usr/bin/python2 shebangs) Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 04:00 +0100
            Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ (was:  /usr/bin/python2 shebangs) Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 15:10 +0100
              Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 23:30 +0100
                Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-02 23:50 +0100
                Re: Python 4 and ‘python3’ Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-11-03 00:50 +0100
        Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-11-07 11:50 +0100
          Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-11-07 16:10 +0100
            Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2016-11-07 16:30 +0100
              Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-11-09 17:10 +0100
                Re: /usr/bin/python2 shebangs Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2016-11-10 03:40 +0100

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