[Python-Dev] PEP 414

[Barry Warsaw]

This seems like too strong a statement:

    "Python 2.6 and Python 2.7 support syntax features from Python 3 which for
    the most part make a unified code base possible. Many thought that the
    unicode_literals future import might make a common source possible, but it
    turns out that it's doing more harm than good."

While it may be true for *some* problem domains, such as WSGI apps, it is not
true in general, IMO.  I use this future import all the time in both libraries
and applications and it's almost always helpful.

Cheers,
-Barry