PEP-317

[Terry Reedy]

"Roy Smith" <roy at panix.com> wrote in message
news:roy-B36181.09340211062003 at reader1.panix.com...
> I have to agree with that.  I'm all for making stuff better, but if
it
> means breaking something that currently works, it's a bad idea.  I'd
> much rather live with a few "historical warts" in the language than
have
> to put up with working code breaking.

Guido agrees and just posted a rejection notice on PyDev.  String
exceptions will go but the current syntax alternatives will not, as
least in the near future.

TJR