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Python 2 bows out after epic transition. And there was much applause because you've all moved to version 3, right? Uh, right?

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Re: lol

Compatibility modes are always the wrong thing. The compatibility break is to get rid of cruft and bad features, not add more.

Python 3 is basically where GvR said "ok, I made some mistakes designing things, but they're baked-in, so I can't change things without breaking compatibility" and eventually that was called Python 3.

It was originally "Python 2000" which shows how long it was under discussion.

I've done a ton of Python code, and it really isn't a big deal, and the changes are good ideas.

Go back to talking about something you might know something about.

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