[Python-Dev] Decimal <-> float comparisons in py3k.

[Terry Reedy]

On 3/17/2010 1:09 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> Ok, I'll try to stay out of the discussion of which solution is best
> of our users, and if the outcome is that mixed operations in general
> are bad but mixed comparisons are good, I'll trust you. However I want
> to reiterate that you really shouldn't improve the situation for 2.7
> unless you also forward-port the solution to 3.x.

I agree. Improving 2.7 and not 3.2+ would give people a reason to not 
move to 3.x.

tjr