Am 07.06.2016 um 17:26 schrieb Guido van Rossum:
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 3:42 AM, Thomas Güttler <guettliml@thomas-guettler.de <mailto:guettliml@thomas-guettler.de>> wrote:
Am 04.06.2016 um 10:27 schrieb Neil Schemenauer: > I can't understand why people don't see > we have a problem.
Imagine you are father of a three years old boy. Some stranger tells you: "your kid is ugly!"
Just in case you didn't realize this can be turned around too, that's exactly how it feels to *me* when people complain about Python 3.
Yes, this hurts. But nevertheless you listen and try to understand the reasons. That's why Python is successful. Thank you Guido!
How does the average man react? Some get sad, some get angry.
Only very few would ask: Why do you think my kid is ugly?
I am not married with Python. Up to now I see no alternative for me, but I guess sooner or later I will switch to a different language.
I see only few benefits from porting my code to Python3. I will use Python2 at least for the next 12 months.
That sounds like a threat (or another underhanded insult), but it's really up to you.
From Wikipedia: ... a devil's advocate is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position they do not necessarily agree with (or simply an alternative position from the accepted norm), for the sake of debate or to explore the thought further. Back to Python3: I compare the 3.2 and current docs about "Porting Python 2 Code to Python 3" https://docs.python.org/3.2/howto/pyporting.html https://docs.python.org/3.5/howto/pyporting.html The 3.2 version started with "Choosing a Strategy" the current docs start with "1. ..., 2. ..., 3. ..." I read the porting docs years ago, and I was not able to choose a strategy. I was unsure. (sheeps don't like fog) I think, at least sometimes, docs are more important than code. The current docs give me a nice roadmap. I will follow them, but not in 2016. Regards, Thomas Güttler Regards, Thomas Güttler -- Thomas Guettler http://www.thomas-guettler.de/