[Python-Dev] Continuing 2.x

[James Y Knight]

On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:42 AM, Lennart Regebro wrote:
> 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?"

To keep the batteries included?

James