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

[Bruce Leban]

On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info>wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 03:44:32PM -0800, Ethan Furman wrote:
> > On 01/19/2014 03:35 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > >
> > >In other words, those who want Python 2 to continue need to either bite
> > >the bullet and move their migration to Python 3 forward
> >
> > Um, if they want Python 2 to continue, why would they migrate to Python
> 3?
>
> Because you can't always get what you want. I want a pony, but since I
> can't afford one or have any place to keep it, I've made do without.


I think the odds of Python getting

        from __future__ import pony

are slightly higher than there being a Python 2.8. I assume by "pony" you
really mean what I'd like to have:

        from __future__ import everything

since my goal is to write Python 3 compatible code even though I'm
temporarily stuck with Python 2 due to stack issues. The __future__ imports
makes it easier to write forward compatible code. As it is, I have to list
the individual imports in every file and I also add:

        range = xrange


--- Bruce
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