[Tutor] Python 3000

[Kent Johnson]

Dick Moores wrote:
> At 02:41 AM 8/16/2007, Alan Gauld wrote:
>> But Python 3000 is a semi mythical fancy that doesn't exist and may 
>> never exist.
>> It is where all the ills of Python will be cured. Saying it is in Python 3000
>> is usually a synonym for it won't be "fixed" anytime soon!
> 
> But have you seen what Guido says?
> 
> "We're closing in on the first Python 3000 alpha release (promised 
> for the end of August)."
> <http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=guido>
> 
> Semi-mythical fancy?

Python 3000 is very real. As Dick points out, it is nearing an alpha 
release. Last I heard there were just a handful of failing tests that 
needed to be fixed before the release.
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=211842

You can check out the code and build your own copy if you want.

Dozens of Py3K PEPs have been written, 15 have been implemented - see 
the 3xxx-numbered PEPs here:
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/

Google is sponsoring a Py3K sprint next week that has 21 people signed 
up including many names you would probably recognize.
http://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleSprint

Yes, at one time Python 3000 was "a semi mythical fancy that doesn't 
exist and may never exist" but that is no longer true. I think the 
turning point was when GvR was hired by Google and started working on 
Py3K during paid hours instead of in his free time.

Kent