2010/10/28 Kristján Valur Jónsson <kristjan@ccpgames.com>:
Hello all.
So, python 2.7 is in bugfix only mode. ‘trunk’ is off limit. So, where does one make improvements to the distinguished, and still very much alive, 2.x series of Python?
The answer would seem to be “one doesn’t”. But must it be that way?
Except for making releases that start backporting Python 3 features and breaking backwards compatibility gradually (which may or may not be a good idea) I don't see the point. There isn't much to do when it comes to improving the language, and there is a moratorium anyway. Improvements in the standard library can be more easily done in external libraries anyway, and then you can release the improved libraries for everything from Python 2.4 and forwards if you like. So it can be done, but the question is "Why?" -- Lennart Regebro, Colliberty: http://www.colliberty.com/ Telephone: +48 691 268 328