[Python-ideas] Create Python 2.8 as a transition step to Python 3.x

[ian o]

On Saturday, January 18, 2014 2:22:19 PM UTC+11, Neil Schemenauer wrote:
>
> The transition to Python 3 is happening but there is still a massive 
> amount of code that needs to be ported.  One of the most disruptive 
> changes in Python 3 is the strict separation of bytes from unicode 
> strings.  Most of the other incompatible changes can be handled by 
> 2to3. 
>
> Here is a far out idea to make transition smoother.  Release version 
> 2.8 of Python with nearly all Python 3.x incompatible changes except 
> for the bytes/unicode changes.  .....
>
>
I now feel the python 3 - python 2 bridge idea is a far better solution.  
The problem is real, but this is not the solution
 
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