Python 2.0b1 is released!

[Ulf Engstrøm]

 And also the thing about being afraid to sound immature, right?
 As long as you're on version 1.something it seems a bit too new, and Python
 has gone through lots of development and doesn't deserve being seen in such
 a position.
 I've seen this issue raised here earlier, and I agree with it.
 Ulf

 > >umm... could someone tell me why python 2.0 is not called python 1.61
> >(going by the relase schedule and amount of changes).  Is there *really*
> >that much difference between python 2.0 and 1.6 that a major version
> >change was required?
>
> It's partly the changes (and there are a number of them) and partly to
> signify that Python is now BeOpen Python.