[Python-Dev] Contributing to Python

[Guido van Rossum]

On Jan 3, 2008 11:49 AM, Fred Drake <fdrake at acm.org> wrote:
> For those of us still using Python 2.4 and earlier, it's hard to be
> motivated to worry about Python 3.0, no matter how wonderful it
> looks.  (It doesn't help that my own available time appears to
> decrease daily with the kids and all.)

Oh, just get rid of the kids. :-)

> Python 2.6 seems to be entirely targeted at people who really want to
> be on Python 3, but have code that will need to be ported.  I
> certainly don't view it as interesting in it's own right.

It will be though -- it will have genuine new features -- yes,
backported from 3.0, but new features nevertheless, and in a
compatible fashion.

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