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

[Guido van Rossum]

Well said Antoine.

--Guido van Rossum (sent from Android phone)
On Feb 27, 2012 2:03 PM, "Antoine Pitrou" <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:54:51 -0500
> Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> > On 2/27/2012 1:17 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> >
> > >> I just don't understand the pushback here at all.  This is such a
> > >> nobrainer.
> >
> > > I agree. Just let's start deprecating it too, so that once Python 2.x
> > > compatibility is no longer relevant we can eventually stop supporting
> > > it (though that may have to wait until Python 4...). We need to send
> > > *some* sort of signal that this is a compatibility hack and that no
> > > new code should use it. Maybe a SilentDeprecationWarning?
> >
> > Before we make this change, I would like to know if this is Armin's last
> > proposal to revert Python 3 toward Python 2 or merely the first in a
> > series. I question this because last December Armin wrote
> >
> > "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 means '2'.
> > http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2011/12/7/thoughts-on-python3/
> >
> > Chris has also made it clear that he (also?) would like more reversions.
>
> Please. While I'm not strongly in favour of the PEP, this kind of
> argument is dishonest. Whatever Armin's secret wishes may be, his PEP
> should be judged on its own grounds.
>
> Thank you
>
> Antoine.
>
>
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