[Python-Dev] Contributing to Python (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Jan 3 22:07:36 CET 2008

On Jan 3, 2008 11:49 AM, Fred Drake <fdrake at acm.org> wrote:

For those of us still using Python 2.4 and earlier, it's hard to be motivated to worry about Python 3.0, no matter how wonderful it looks. (It doesn't help that my own available time appears to decrease daily with the kids and all.)

Oh, just get rid of the kids. :-)

Python 2.6 seems to be entirely targeted at people who really want to be on Python 3, but have code that will need to be ported. I certainly don't view it as interesting in it's own right.

It will be though -- it will have genuine new features -- yes, backported from 3.0, but new features nevertheless, and in a compatible fashion.

-- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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