[Python-Dev] PEP 414 (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Fri Mar 2 21:41:23 CET 2012

On Mar 02, 2012, at 09:23 PM, Hynek Schlawack wrote:

Just to be clear: I didn't say 3.2 is “bad” or “not fine”. It's just the fact that people need more than “fine” to feel urged to switch to Python 3. I sincerely hope 3.3 fulfills that and if PEP 414 even makes porting easier we might have a perfect storm. :)

Cool, and yes reaching that tipping point is what it's all about. :)

it's probably likely what we'll have backports of stable Python 3 releases to 12.04, at the very least in semi-official PPAs. That's what I've been hoping for. Maybe it will work the other way around too: People like 3.3, target it first and port back later to reach more users. It's all about encouraging people to try the nectar of Python 3 – once they're caught it's sticky sweetness[1]… ;)

Indeed! -Barry

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