[Python-Dev] PEP 414 - Unicode Literals for Python 3

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/27/2012 1:01 PM, Chris McDonough wrote:

> I just don't understand the pushback here at all.  This is such a
> nobrainer.

Last December, Armin wrote in
http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2011/12/7/thoughts-on-python3/
"And in my absolutely personal opinion Python 3.3/3.4 should be more 
like Python 2* and Python 2.8 should happen and be a bit more like 
Python 3."
* he wrote '3' but obviously mean '2'.

Today, you made it clear that you regard this PEP as one small step in 
reverting Python 3 toward Python 2 and that you support the above goal. 
*That* is what some are pushing back against.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy