map/filter/reduce/lambda opinions and background unscientific mini-survey

[Ron Adam]

Robert Kern wrote:

> Dan Bishop wrote:
> 
>> There's also the issue of having to rewrite old code.
> 
> 
> It's Python 3000. You will have to rewrite old code regardless if reduce 
> stays.
> 

And from what I understand Python 2.x will still be maintained and 
supported.  It will probably be more reliable than Python 3000 for a 
version or two as well.

It's going to take time for all the batteries included to catch up, so 
it won't be like we have to all of a sudden rewrite all the old Python 
programs over night.  We'll probably have a couple of years to do that 
to our own programs if we decide it's worth while.  And if not, Python 
2.x will still work.