On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 09:42:01AM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:
I propose a moratorium on language changes. This would be a period of several years during which no changes to Python's grammar or language semantics will be accepted. The reason is that frequent changes to the language cause pain for implementors of alternate implementations
+1 for the moratorium during the life of 3.2. +0.5 for 3.3. -1 for the reason. In my no so humble opinion the moratorium is a benefit for the language, the implementation (CPython), the developers and the users (software developers that use CPython). If alternative implementations see their benefits - well, good for them. Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ phd@phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.