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

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:18:19 -0600
Neil Schemenauer <nas-python at arctrix.com>
wrote:
> On 2014-01-19, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > [Neil]
> > > - if people install this new version of Python as the default, old
> > >   scripts and programs will break. [...]
> > 
> > - It gives people an excuse to avoid migrating, and as sure as the sun 
> > rises in the east, will lead to people calling for Python 2.9 a few 
> > years from now.
> 
> That would be progress though.  My proposed 2.8 would have most of
> the incompatible changes from 3.x so if people port it they will be
> much closer to 3.x.

Not sure how code that would be incompatible with both 2.7 and 3.x
should be considered progress.

Regards

Antoine.