[Python-3000] educational aspects of Python 3000

[Steven Bethard]

On 9/12/06, Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger at ewtllc.com> wrote:
> Ron Adam wrote:
> >Maybe "input" can be depreciated in 2.x with a messages to use eval(raw_input())
> >instead.  That would limit some of the confusion.
>
> Let me take this opportunity to articulate a principle that I hope this
> group will adopt, "Thou shalt not muck-up Py2.x in the name of Py3k."

I agree 100% with this principle.  But "input" could definitely get a
warning when the Python 2.x --warn-me-about-python-3-incompatibilities
switch is given.  Guido's already suggested that, for example, using
the result of dict.items() for anything other than iteration should
issue such a warning.

STeVe
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