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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/2014 8:52 PM, Steven D'Aprano
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<pre wrap="">I think that's unfair. I'm not a MS fan, not even close. I think their
business practices in the past have been reprehensible. But if there is
anyone who takes backwards-compatibility even more seriously than
Python-Dev, it is them.</pre>
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I guess there is no one who takes backwards-compatibility even more
seriously than Python-Dev.<br>
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I have perfectly good DOS and Windows programs that no longer run on
supported Windows versions. XP->Vista was a bigger break than
Python 2->3, from my perspective.<br>
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And then if you get into the command line programs that have
vanished or take different options, breaking batch files, and
similar facilities, it gets even worse.<br>
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